Psalms 55:8
I would hasten away to a shelter From the rushing wind and tempest.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
In Context
7Behold, I would wander far away, And take up my abode in a wilderness. [[Pause.]]
9Confound, O Lord! divide their counsels! For I behold violence and strife in the city.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The snares of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction filled me with dismay;
Isaiah 17:12Alas! a tumult of many nations! They rage with the raging of the sea. Alas! a roaring of kingdoms! They roar with the roaring 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 →