Psalms 55:5
3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
7 How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
- KJV
- Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
- WEB
- Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
- ASV
- Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
- DARBY
- Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
- BLB
- Fear and trembling have come upon me, and shuddering has covered me.
- ÅB
- Frykt og beven kommer over meg, og forferdelse legger seg over meg.
- OTB
- Frykt og skjelving har grepet meg,
Og redsel har overveldet meg. - B1930
- Frykt og beven kommer over mig, og forferdelse legger sig over mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:120
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
Read in contextJob 21:6
When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
Read in contextLuke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Read in contextPsalms 88:15–16
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Read in contextPsalms 61:2
From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Read in contextJob 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Read in context2 Samuel 15:14
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
Read in contextEzekiel 7:18
They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.
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