Psalms 55:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.”

Psalms 55:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 55:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 55:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.””

Psalms 55:8 — World English Bible

Psalms 55:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest.”

Psalms 55:8 — American Standard Version

Psalms 55:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.”

Psalms 55:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 55:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.”

Psalms 55:8 — Darby Translation

Psalms 55:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hee would make haste for my deliuerance from the stormie winde and tempest.”

Psalms 55:8 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 55:8 in Context — Psalms 55

6 La crainte et l’épouvante m’assaillent, Et le frisson m’enveloppe.

7 Je dis: Oh! Si j’avais les ailes de la colombe, Je m’envolerais, et je trouverais le repos;

8 Voici, je fuirais bien loin, J’irais séjourner au désert; — Pause.

9 Je m’échapperais en toute hâte, Plus rapide que le vent impétueux, que la tempête.

10 Réduis à néant, Seigneur, divise leurs langues! Car je vois dans la ville la violence et les querelles;

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What Does Psalms 55:8 Mean?

Psalms 55:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 55. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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