Psalms 55:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Fearfulness and trembling are come{H8799)} upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed{H8762)} me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִ֭בִּי יָחִ֣יל בְּקִרְבִּ֑י וְאֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃

Transliteration

libbî yāḥîl in qirbî and ʾêmôt māwet nāpəlû upon me

Grammar Details

*libbî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my heart
*yāḥîl*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - writhes/trembles
*qirbî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition beth (in) - in my midst/within me
*ʾêmôt*: feminine plural construct - terrors of
*māwet*: masculine singular noun - death
*nāpəlû*: qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have fallen
*ʿālāy*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me

Word Meanings

*libbî*: my heart/my inner self
*yāḥîl*: writhes/trembles/is in anguish
*qirbî*: my midst/within me/my inward part
*ʾêmôt*: terrors/horrors/dreads
*māwet*: death
*nāpəlû*: have fallen/descended/come upon

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Job 21:6 : 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
Job 23:15-16 : 15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. 16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Ps 42:6 : 6 O my God, my soul is cast down{H8709)} within me: therefore will I remember{H8799)} thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
Ps 61:2 : 2 From the end of the earth will I cry{H8799)} unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed{H8800)}: lead{H8686)} me to the rock that is higher{H8799)} than I.
Ps 88:15-16 : 15 I am afflicted and ready to die{H8802)} from my youth up: while I suffer{H8804)} thy terrors I am distracted{H8799)}. 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over{H8804)} me; thy terrors have cut me off{H8768)}.
Isa 21:4 : 4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
Ezek 7:18 : 18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.
Luke 22:44 : 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
2 Sam 15:14 : 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
Job 6:4 : 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

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