King James Version
Psalms 55:5 in the King James Version says “Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 55 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered”
Psalms 55:5 · KJV
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hath overwhelmed”
H3680properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
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