Psalms 55:4
What does Psalms 55:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 55:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 18:4
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
- Mark 14:33
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
- Psalms 116:3
The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- Isaiah 38:10
I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
- Psalms 102:3
For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
- Matthew 26:37
And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.
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