Of death the cords and sorrows did about me compass round; The pains of hell took hold on me, I grief and trouble found.
Psalm 55:4 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) Sore pain'd within me is my heart: death's terrors on me fall. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My heart is grievously pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. American Standard Version (1901) My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Common English Bible My heart pounds in my chest because death’s terrors have reached me. Catholic Public Domain Version From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee. |
Of death the cords and sorrows did about me compass round; The pains of hell took hold on me, I grief and trouble found.
'Tis as a sword within my bones, when my foes me upbraid; Ev'n when by them, Where is thy God? 'tis daily to me said.
Reproach hath broke my heart; I'm full of grief: I look'd for one To pity me, but none I found; comforters found I none.