Psalms 55:5
Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
BSB
ASV
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
KJV
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me. Like house breakers these robbers were entering his soul. Like one who feels a fainting fit coming over him, so the oppressed suppliant was falling into a state of terror. His fear was so great as to make him tremble. He did not know what would happen next, or how soon the worst should come. The sly, mysterious whisperings of slander often cause a noble mind more fear than open antagonism; we can be brave against an open foe, but cowardly, plotting conspiracies bewilder and distract us. And horror hath overwhelmed me.
When without are fightings no marvel that within are fears; and, if it was upon the occasion of Absalom's rebellion, we may suppose that the remembrance of his sin in the matter of Uriah, which God was now reckoning with him for, added as much more to the fright.
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Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
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I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the…
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So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
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Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.
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From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
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Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
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Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day…
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…