Psalms 55:4

In 11 translations

BSB

My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

KJV

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

WEB

My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.

ASV

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

LSV

My heart is pained within me, || And terrors of death have fallen on me.

YLT

My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.

DBY

My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

DRC54:5

My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

GNV

Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.

JPS55:5

My heart doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

LXXE54:5

My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC55:5

לִ֭בִּי יָחִ֣יל בְּקִרְבִּ֑י וְאֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃KJV:Ps.55.4

LXX-Br54:5

Ἡ καρδία μου ἐταράχθη ἐν ἐμοὶ, καὶ δειλία θανάτου ἐπέπεσεν ἐπʼ ἐμέ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
• Mark 14:33–34He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:8–10We 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. Indeed, we felt we were…
• Hebrews 5:7During 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.
• Psalms 18:4–5The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
• Psalms 6:3My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
• Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
• Psalms 102:3–5For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
• Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
• Matthew 26:37–38He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
• Isaiah 38:10–13I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer…
• John 12:27Now 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.

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