Psalms 55:8
I would hasten mine escape, From rushing wind, from storm.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
In Context
7Lo! I would take a distant flight, I would tarry in the wilderness. [Selah.]
9Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;
Isaiah 17:12Alas! the booming of many peoples, Like the booming of the seas, shall they boom,—And the rushing of nations! Like the rushing of mighty waters, shall they rush.
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 →