King James Version

Psalms 55:5

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:6.

יִרְאָ֣הyirahfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fear”, the ordinary formH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).וָ֭רַעַדvaraadand tremblingרַעַדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and trembling”, the ordinary formH7461a shuddertrembling.יָ֣בֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בִ֑יviinבִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיvatkhaseniand coverכָּסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).פַּלָּצֽוּתpalatsutfearfulnessפַּלָּצוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fearfulness”, the ordinary formH6427affrightfearfulness, horror, trembling.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-6) Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

World English Bible

Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

Darby Translation

Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

Douay-Rheims

In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-6) Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φόβος καὶ τρόμος ἦλθεν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ καὶ ἐκάλυψέ με σκότος.