Psalms 55:8

Psalms 55:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
• New International Version (NIV)I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
• 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.”

Context of Psalms 55:8

6Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! 7I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred. 9Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city. 10Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.

Psalms 55:8 word by word

אָחִ֣ישָׁה מִפְלָ֣ט לִ֑י מֵר֖וּחַ סֹעָ֣ה מִסָּֽעַר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I would hastenחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• my escapeמִפְלָטmiphlâţ · escapeH4655
• from the windyרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• stormסָעָהsâ‛âh · to rushH5584
• tempestסַ֫עַרsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591

Cross-references for Psalms 55:8

• Psalms 18:4The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
• Isaiah 17:12Listen! The armies of many nations roar like the roaring of the sea. Hear the thunder of the mighty forces as they rush forward like thundering waves.
• Matthew 7:25Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.

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

Topics related to Psalms 55:8

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Dove
• Equal
• Escape
• Hasted
• Neginoth
• Psalms
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil
• strife, disputes, quarrel, arguing, conflict

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