Psalm 55:5 “Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.”

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered me.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

Bible in Basic English

Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.

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Cross references

“Fearfulness”

Psalm 119:120 2 Samuel 15:14 Job 6:4 Job 23:15 Job 23:16

Psalm 119:120 · BSB

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

2 Samuel 15:14 · BSB

And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword…

Job 6:4 · BSB

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Job 23:15 · BSB

Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.

Job 23:16 · BSB

God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

“horror”

Luke 22:44 Psalm 42:6 Psalm 61:2 Psalm 88:15 Psalm 88:16

Luke 22:44 · BSB

And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Psalm 42:6 · BSB

O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.

Psalm 61:2 · BSB

From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psalm 88:15 · BSB

From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

Psalm 88:16 · BSB

Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.

Also

Job 21:6 Ezekiel 7:18 Isaiah 21:4

Job 21:6 · BSB

When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.

Ezekiel 7:18 · BSB

They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.

Isaiah 21:4 · BSB

My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

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