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Psalms 55:4-5
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Psalms 55:4-5
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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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Psalms 55:4-5 Meaning and Commentary
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 55:4-5 In-Context
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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.
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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
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I would flee far away and stay in the desert;
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Psalms 6:3
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Job 18:11
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Psalms 116:3
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Job 4:14
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2 Corinthians 7:15
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Job 21:6
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Psalms 119:120
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Deuteronomy 28:67
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Isaiah 21:4
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Jeremiah 46:5
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Jeremiah 49:5
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Ezekiel 7:18
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