Psalms 55:4
My heart, would writhe within me, And, the terrors of Death, have fallen upon me:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, would enter me, And there would have overwhelmed me—a horror!
Cross References
Psalms 6:3Yea, my soul, is dismayed greatly, Thou, then, O Yahweh—how long?
Psalms 42:10With a crushing of my bones, have my adversaries reproached me,—While they keep saying unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 88:3For my soul, is sated with misfortunes, And, my life—unto Hades, hath drawn near;
Psalms 116:3The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;
Matthew 26:37And, taking with him, Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and to be in great distress.
John 12:27Now, is my soul troubled,—and what can I say? Father! save me from this hour? But, on this account, came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name!
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 →