Psalms 55:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.”
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BSBPD
“Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 55:5 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 15:14And 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 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 21:6When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
- Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
- Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
- Psalms 42:6O 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.
- Psalms 61:2From 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.
- Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
- Ezekiel 7:18They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.
- Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
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