Psalms 55:5
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Psalms 55:5 in other translations
| BSB | Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me. |
| DARBY | Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. |
| BBE | Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered. |
| Webster | Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. |
What does Psalms 55:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 55:4-5
4-5. express great alarm.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 55:1-8
In these verses we have, 1. David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden. 2. David weeping. Griefs are thus, in some measure, lessened, while those increase that have no vent given them. David in great alarm. We may well suppose him to be so, upon the breaking out of Absalom's conspiracy, and the falling away of the people. Horror overwhelmed him. Probably the…
Psalms 55:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 55:5
- Psalms 119:120
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
- Job 21:6
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
- Luke 22:44
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
- Psalms 88:15-16
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
- Psalms 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
- 2 Samuel 15:14
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
- Ezekiel 7:18
They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
- Job 23:15-16
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
- Isaiah 21:4
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
- Psalms 42:6
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
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Context
- Psalms 55:4
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
- Psalms 55:5
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 55:6
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Psalms 55:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Temor y temblor vinieron sobre mí, y terror me ha cubierto. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mon cœur est dans l’angoisse au-dedans de moi, et des frayeurs mortelles sont tombées sur moi; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Furcht und Zittern kamen mich an, und Schauder bedeckte mich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In Deo laudabo sermones meos; in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro. |