Psalms 55:4
be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 6:3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled.
Psalms 42:10I will say to God : Thou art my support. Why hast thou forgotten me? and why go I mourning, whilst my enemy afflicteth me?
Psalms 88:3Let my prayer come in before thee: incline thy ear to my petition.
Psalms 116:3dummy verses inserted by amos
Matthew 26:37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad.
John 12:27Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour.
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 →