Bible Strands
Psalms 55:8
I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks in the first person, voicing a desire to flee the immediate threat of violence and strife in the city described in the surrounding verses.
The words — The Hebrew אָחִישָׁה ('aḥîšâ) means "I will make haste," and מִפְלָט (mîp̄lāt) denotes "a place of escape."
The thread — The storm imagery parallels Isaiah 4:6 and Matthew 7:25, while the psalmist’s encounter with overwhelming danger echoes the "torrents of chaos" in Psalm 18:4.
Why it lands — The text states a desperate urge to escape immediate peril before the psalmist turns to God for intervention in the following verse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 4:6 a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.
- Matthew 7:25 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- Psalms 18:4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
- Isaiah 17:12 Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.