Psalms 55:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 55:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 55:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 55:4 — KJV
“My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.”
— Psalms 55:4 (KJV)
Psalms 55:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 55:4
“Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:4: heart, within, death
“Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:4: within, death
“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:4: heart, within
“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. slay...: Heb. smite him in life in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:4: heart, death
“And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. neither...: Heb. set not her heart”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:4: heart, death
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