Psalms 55:8
I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
In Context
7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Isaiah 17:12Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing 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 →