Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. New Living Translation My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. English Standard Version My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Berean Standard Bible My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me. King James Bible My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. New King James Version My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. New American Standard Bible My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. NASB 1995 My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. NASB 1977 My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Legacy Standard Bible My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Amplified Bible My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Christian Standard Bible My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me. Holman Christian Standard Bible My heart shudders within me; terrors of death sweep over me. American Standard Version My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Contemporary English Version My heart is racing fast, and I am afraid of dying. English Revised Version My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. GOD'S WORD® Translation My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me. Good News Translation I am terrified, and the terrors of death crush me. International Standard Version My heart is trembling within me, and the terrors of death have assaulted me. Majority Standard Bible My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me. NET Bible My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me. New Heart English Bible My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me. Webster's Bible Translation My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. World English Bible My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy heart is pained within me, "" And terrors of death have fallen on me. Young's Literal Translation My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me. Smith's Literal Translation My heart will be pained within me, and the terrors of death fell upon me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible My heart pounds within me; death’s terrors fall upon me. New Revised Standard Version My heart is in anguish within me, the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy heart is greatly pained within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And awe has fallen upon me, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My heart doth writhe within me; And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Brenton Septuagint Translation My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cast Your Burden upon the LORD…3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger. 4My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me. 5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.… Cross References Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” John 12:27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Luke 22:44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. 2 Corinthians 1:8 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Hebrews 5:7 During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. Isaiah 53:3-4 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Lamentations 1:20 See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death. Job 30:27 I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. Jeremiah 4:19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle. 2 Samuel 15:30 But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went. Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence. Psalm 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. Psalm 77:3-4 I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah / You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak. Psalm 102:4 My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. Treasury of Scripture My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen on me. My Psalm 6:3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? Psalm 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. Psalm 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. terrors Psalm 18:4,5 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid… Psalm 116:3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Isaiah 38:10-13 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years… Jump to Previous Anguish Assail Death Deeply Fallen Fear Heart Pained Severely Sore Terrors Within Wounded Writhe WrithingJump to Next Anguish Assail Death Deeply Fallen Fear Heart Pained Severely Sore Terrors Within Wounded Writhe WrithingPsalm 55 1. David in his prayer complains of his fearful case9. He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains 16. He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies My heart The Hebrew word for "heart" here is "לֵב" (lev), which often signifies the inner self, the seat of emotions, thoughts, and will. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the heart was considered the center of one's being, encompassing not just emotions but also intellect and moral character. The psalmist's use of "my heart" indicates a deeply personal and internal struggle, reflecting the profound emotional turmoil he is experiencing. is in anguish within me the terrors of death have beset me Terrors of death--i.e., terrors caused by death, a horror of death. Verse 4. - My heart is sore pained within me. The attacks of his enemies (ver. 3) deeply grieve and pain the heart of the psalmist. It is not as if they were foreigners, whose hostility was to be expected. They are his own countrymen; one of them is his own familiar friend (ver. 12). Yet they threaten his life. And the terrors of death are fallen upon ms. When a king is the object of a conspiracy, he well knows, especially in the East, that nothing but his death will satisfy the conspirators. So on David, long before he made up his mind to quit Jerusalem (2 Samuel 15:14), the "terrors of death" must have fallen.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My heartלִ֭בִּי (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre murmurs יָחִ֣יל (yā·ḥîl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert within me, בְּקִרְבִּ֑י (bə·qir·bî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center and the terrors וְאֵימ֥וֹת (wə·’ê·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 367: Fright, an idol of death מָ֝֗וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin assail נָפְל֥וּ (nā·p̄ə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5307: To fall, lie me. עָלָֽי׃ (‘ā·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Psalm 55:4 NIVPsalm 55:4 NLT Psalm 55:4 ESV Psalm 55:4 NASB Psalm 55:4 KJV Psalm 55:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 55:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 55:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 55:4 French Bible Psalm 55:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 55:4 My heart is severely pained within me (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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