Psalms 55:5

55:4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered

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Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

Fearfulness and trembling are come on me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

55:6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

What does Psalms 55:5 mean?

Psalms 55:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִרְאָה (yirʼâh), רַעַד (raʻad), בּוֹא (bôwʼ). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Fearfulnessיִרְאָהyirʼâh/yir-aw'/H3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence

and

tremblingרַעַדraʻad/rah'-ad/H7461a shudder

are

comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

upon

me,

and

horrorפַּלָּצוּתpallâtsûwth/pal-law-tsooth'/H6427affright

hath

overwhelmedכָּסָהkâçâh/kaw-saw'/H3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

me.

overwhelmed:

Heb.

covered

Commentary on Psalms 55:5

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 55:5

earts upon the things of this world, and so to persuade them to seek the things of a better world; as also to comfort the people of God, in reference to their own troubles and the grief that arises from the prosperity of the wicked. I. In the preface he proposes to awaken worldly people out of their security ( ver. 1-3 ) and to comfort himself and other godly people in a day of distress, ver. 4, 5 . II. In the rest of the psalm, 1. He endeavours to convince sinners of their folly in doting upon the wealth of this world, by showing them (1.) That they cannot, with all their wealth, save their friends from death, ver. 6-9 . (2.) They cannot save themselves from death, ver. 10 . (3.) They cannot secure to themselves a happiness in this world, ver. 11, 12 . Much less, (4.) Can they secure to themselves a happiness in the other world, ver. 14 . 2. He endeavours to comfort himself and other good people, (1.) Against the fear of death, ver. 15 . (2.) Against the fear of the prospering power of wicked people, ver. 16-20 . In singing this psalm let us receive these instructions, and be wise. A Call to Attention. 1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4 I will incline mine ear to

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Samuel 2:7

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Job 34:19

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Psalms 62:9

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. altogether: or, alike

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

Jeremiah 5:4

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

Jeremiah 5:5

I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

James 1:9

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: rejoice: or, glory rejoice: or, glory

James 2:1

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

Revelation 6:15

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

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Psalms 2:11

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

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What does Psalms 55:5 say?

Psalms 55:5 (King James Version) reads: "Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered"

Is Psalms 55:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 55:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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