Psalms

Psalm 55:4–5

⁴My heart pounds within me,

and the terrors of death assail me.

⁵Fear and trembling grip me,

and horror has overwhelmed me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My heart	לִ֭בִּי	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
pounds	יָחִ֣יל	yā·ḥîl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
within me	בְּקִרְבִּ֑י	bə·qir·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7130 inward part, midst
and the terrors	וְאֵימ֥וֹת	wə·’ê·mō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H367 terror, dread
of death	מָ֝֗וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
assail	נָפְל֥וּ	nā·p̄ə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fear	יִרְאָ֣ה	yir·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H3374 fear
and trembling	וָ֭רַעַד	wā·ra·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7461 trembling
grip	יָ֣בֹא	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
me	בִ֑י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
and horror	פַּלָּצֽוּת׃	pal·lā·ṣūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6427 shuddering
has overwhelmed me	וַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִי	wat·tə·ḵas·sê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H3680 cover

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 55:4 Psalm 116:3 · Mark 14:33–34 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 · Psalm 18:4–5 · Hebrews 5:7

Psalm 55:5 Job 21:6 · Psalm 119:120 · Luke 22:44

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.