Psalms 55:8
I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
In Context
7Lo, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
9Destroy, O LORD, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me, and the floods of lawlessness made me afraid.
Isaiah 17:12Ah, the uproar of many peoples, who roar like the roaring of the seas, and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 55:2-9
Supplications of David in Distress. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings… Read the whole commentary →