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Psalms 55:8
8I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
Psalms 55:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I would hurry to find a shelter from the raging wind and tempest."
- New King James Version (NKJV)I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and tempest.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred.
Context of Psalms 55:8
6I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 7I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.” 9Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city. 10Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:8 word by word
אָחִ֣ישָׁה מִפְלָ֣ט לִ֑י מֵר֖וּחַ סֹעָ֣ה מִסָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 55:8
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
- Isaiah 17:12Woe to the many nations that rage— they rage like the raging sea! Woe to the peoples who roar— they roar like the roaring of great waters!
- Matthew 7:25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
Commentaries on Psalms 55:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The windy storm - From the sweeping wind and tempest - Absalom and his party and the mutinous people in general.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I would hasten my escape - I would make haste to secure an escape. I would not delay, but I would flee at once. From the windy storm and tempest - From the calamities which have come upon me, and which beat upon me like a violent tempest. If this psalm was composed on occasion of the rebellion of Absalom, it is easy to see with what propriety tiffs language is used. The troubles connected with that unnatural rebellion had burst upon him with the fury of a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8In the experience of deep anguish, the psalmist confesses that his adversity has become unbearable and he seeks an escape.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. Even a wilderness is a safer place than exposure to such evils, terrible as storm and tempest.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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