John Gill Commentary Psalms 55:8

"I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest." — Psalms 55:8 (ASV)

I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.

This may refer to an army of rebellious subjects, bearing down all before them, and threatening with utter ruin and destruction; so a powerful army of enemies invading a country is signified by a storm and tempest (Isaiah 28:2, 32:2).

It may also be expressive of the storm and tempest of divine wrath and vengeance the sensible sinner hastens his escape from by fleeing to Christ.

Furthermore, it can refer to the blowing and furious winds of persecution, which the church, Christ's dove, flees from by getting into the clefts of the rock and the secret places of the stairs (Song of Solomon 2:14).

Finally, it may signify the storms of divine wrath and justice that fell upon Christ as the surety of his people; from which the human nature, seized with fearfulness, trembling, and horror, desired an hasty escape.