the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Psalms 55:4
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My heart is in anguish within me,And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart trembleth within me: and the feare of death is fallen vpon me.
My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen on me.
My heart is pounding inside me. I am afraid to die.
My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Fearfullnesse and tremblinge are come vpon me, and an horrible drede hath ouerwhelmed me.
My insides are turned inside out; specters of death have me down. I shake with fear, I shudder from head to foot. "Who will give me wings," I ask— "wings like a dove?" Get me out of here on dove wings; I want some peace and quiet. I want a walk in the country, I want a cabin in the woods. I'm desperate for a change from rage and stormy weather.
My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.
My heart is very pained inside me: And the terrors of death have fallen on me.
My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
My heart is racing fast, and I am afraid of dying.
at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress; for they keep heaping trouble on me and angrily tormenting me.
Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
My heart is greatly pained within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
My heart is in pain within me. The fears of death have come upon me.
My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
My heart is in anguish within me, the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart, would writhe within me, And, the terrors of Death, have fallen upon me:
(54-5) My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.
My heart trembles within me, and deathly terrors fall on me.
My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
I am frightened inside; the terror of death has attacked me.
I am terrified, and the terrors of death crush me.
My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me.
Myn herte was disturblid in me; and the drede of deth felde on me.
My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
My heart is in anguish within me, the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Contextual Overview
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help! 2 Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. 3 My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down. 4 My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. 5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can't stop shaking. 6 Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest! 7 I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude 8 How quickly I would escape— far from this wild storm of hatred.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
My: Psalms 6:3, Psalms 69:20, Psalms 88:3, Psalms 102:3-5, Matthew 26:37, Matthew 26:38, Mark 14:33, Mark 14:34, John 12:27, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10
terrors: Psalms 18:4, Psalms 18:5, Psalms 116:3, Isaiah 38:10-13, Hebrews 5:7
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:7 - greatly Job 18:14 - the king Psalms 42:5 - Why art thou cast down Psalms 56:3 - General Psalms 77:3 - spirit Psalms 102:4 - heart Ezekiel 7:18 - and horror Hebrews 2:15 - through
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My heart is sore pained within me,.... At the civil war in his kingdom; at the battle likely to ensue between his forces and Absalom's, and at the issue of it; see Jeremiah 4:19; this was true of Christ in the garden, when his soul was exceeding sorrowful unto death, and he was in pain, as a woman in travail, as the word q here used signifies; and on the cross, when his heart, like wax, melted in the midst of his bowels;
and the terrors of death are fallen upon me; see 2 Samuel 15:14; thus it was with the human nature of Christ, when he desired, if possible, the cup might pass from him.
q תכסני "operuit me", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "operit", Cocceius; "obtegit", Junius Tremellius "obtexit", Piscator; so Ainsworth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My heart is sore pained within me - Heavy and sad; that is, I am deeply afflicted. The word rendered is “sore pained,” means properly to turn round; to twist; to dance in a circle; to be whirled round; and then to twist or writhe with pain, especially applied to a woman in travail, Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah 26:18. Here the idea is, that he was in deep distress and anguish. It is easy to see that this would be so, if the psalm refers to the revolt of Absalom. The ingratitude and rebellion of a son - the fact of being driven away from his throne - the number of his enemies - the unexpected news that Ahithophel was among them - and the entire uncertainty as to the result, justified the use of this strong language.
And the terrors of death are fallen upon me - The Septuagint, the Vulgate, and Luther, render this “the fear of death,” as if he were afraid for his life, or afraid that the result of all this would be his death. A more natural construction, however, is to suppose that the reference is to the ordinary pains of death, and that he means to say that the pangs which he endured were like the pangs of death. The words “are fallen” suggest the idea that this had come suddenly upon him, like a “horror of great darkness” (compare Genesis 15:12), or as if the gloomy shadow of death had suddenly crossed his path. Compare the notes at Psalms 23:4. The calamities had come suddenly upon him; the conspiracy had been suddenly developed; and he had been suddenly driven away.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 55:4. The terrors of death are fallen upon me. — I am in hourly expectation of being massacred.
