KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Psalm 55:4 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “My heart” | לִ֭בִּי | The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything | heart |
| “is sore pained” | יָחִ֣יל | Properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert | sore pained |
| “within” | בְּקִרְבִּ֑י | Properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) | within |
| “me: and the terrors” | וְאֵימ֥וֹת | Fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) | terrors |
| “of death” | מָ֝֗וֶת | Death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin | death |
| “are fallen” | נָפְל֥וּ | To fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) | are fallen |
| “upon” | עָלָֽי׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “me.” | עָלָֽי׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | me |
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2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
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