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

Read Psalms 55:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

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 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

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

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

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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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