Psalms 55:4

4 I feel great pain deep down inside me. The terrors of death are crushing me.

Psalms 55:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 55:4

My heart is sore pained within me
At the civil war in his kingdom; at the battle likely to ensue between his forces and Absalom's, and at the issue of it; see ( Jeremiah 4:19 ) ; this was true of Christ in the garden, when his soul was exceeding sorrowful unto death, and he was in pain, as a woman in travail, as the word ^F17 here used signifies; and on the cross, when his heart, like wax, melted in the midst of his bowels;

and the terrors of death are fallen upon me;
see ( 2 Samuel 15:14 ) ; thus it was with the human nature of Christ, when he desired, if possible, the cup might pass from him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (ynokt) "operuit me", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "operit", Cocceius; "obtegit", Junius & Tremellius; "obtexit", Piscator; so Ainsworth.

Psalms 55:4 In-Context

2 Hear me and answer me. My thoughts upset me. I'm very troubled.

3 I'm troubled by what my enemies say about me. I'm upset because sinful people stare at me. They cause me all kinds of suffering. When they are angry, they attack me with their words.

4 I feel great pain deep down inside me. The terrors of death are crushing me.

5 Fear and trembling have taken hold of me. Panic has overpowered me.

6 I said, "I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away and be at rest.