Psalms 55:6
My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
In Context
7Fear and trembling are come upon me: and darkness hath covered me.
Cross References
Revelation 12:14And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the desert unto her place, where she is nourished for a time and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
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 →