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The Intensity of Anguish
Commentators explain that David's 'sore pained' heart describes a deep, writhing anguish, like a woman in labor. The 'terrors of death' are not merely a fear of dying, but a sudden, overwhelming horror, as if the shadow of death itself had fallen upon him. This language conveys the absolute extremity of his emotional and spiritual crisis.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 55:4
18th Century
Theologian
My heart is sore pained within me - Heavy and sad; that is, I am deeply afflicted. The word translated “sore pained” properly means…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 55:4
19th Century
Bishop
(4) Is sore pained. —Better, writhes with pain.
Terrors of death — i.e., terrors caused by death, a …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 55:4
19th Century
Preacher
I suppose that David may have written this after he had been driven out of Jerusalem by the party under the leadership of his son Absalom and Ahith…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 55:4
16th Century
Theologian
My heart trembles within me. Here we have additional evidence of the extremity of David’s sufferings. He who uses these words was no soft …
John Gill
On Psalms 55:4
17th Century
Pastor
My heart is sore pained within me
At the civil war in his kingdom; at the battle likely to ensue between his forces …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 55:1–8
17th Century
Minister
In these verses we have:
David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden.
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