Psalms 55:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.”
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BSBPD
“My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 55:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 16:7And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
- Psalms 6:3My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- 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.
- Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
- Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”
- Matthew 26:37He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- Mark 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8We 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 5:7During 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.
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