Psalms 55:7
They will dwell near and hide themselves; 1 They will watch my steps, 1 Accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
In Context
6All the day long they have abominated my words; 1 All their devices are against me for evil. 1
8Thou wilt on no account save them; 1 Thou wilt bring down the people in wrath. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:14And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Absalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
Proverbs 6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, 1 Nor slumber with thine eyelids; 1
Jeremiah 9:2And they have bent their tongue like a bow: falsehood and not faithfulness has prevailed upon the earth; for they have gone on from evil to evil, and have not known me, saith the Lord.
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 →