Psalms 55:8
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
In Context
7Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
9Destroy, O LORD, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Isaiah 17:12Woe to the multitude of many people, who make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing 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 →