Psalms 55:4
My heart shudders within me, terrors of deaths press on me,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
In Context
5fear and trembling attack me, and horror wraps me round.
Cross References
Psalms 6:3all of me utterly racked. Why do you wait so long, Lord?
Psalms 42:10It pierces me to the heart to hear the enemy’s taunts, as all the day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 88:3For I am sated with sorrow, my life draws near to Sheol.
Psalms 116:3About me were snares of death, the anguish of Sheol was upon me: distress and sorrow were mine.
Matthew 26:37Taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to show signs of sadness and deep distress of mind.
John 12:27Now I am distressed at heart and what can I say? Father, bring me safe through this hour – yet it was for this reason that I came to 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 →