Psalm 55:5
“Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 55Meaning
Fear, trembling, and horror overwhelm the speaker; the psalm permits honest acknowledgment of bodily and emotional distress.
Anguish, fear, and the wish to fly away
Psalm 55 moves through fear, civic violence, and the shock of betrayal by a trusted companion toward persistent prayer, the command to cast one’s burden on God, and confidence that final justice belongs to God.
Read carefully
Fear, trembling, and horror overwhelm the speaker; the psalm permits honest acknowledgment of bodily and emotional distress.
Reflection
Fear, trembling, and horror overwhelm the speaker; the psalm permits honest acknowledgment of bodily and emotional distress.