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Psalm 55:4a "My heart is severely pained within me..."

Day 156 – Psalm 55

“My heart is severely pained within me…” Psalm 55:4a

AN HONEST ADMISSION

David was no coward. When he was only a young lad, he had fought and killed the giant Philistine enemy called Goliath. But at this point of time David could not but make an honest confession to God about how he felt. It is no shame to have feelings of deep fear.

“My heart is severely pained within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.”
Psalm 55:4-5

1. “My heart is severely pained within me”

a) The word “heart” is used to describe the emotions that David felt.
b) His fear may well have caused actual and severe pain to be felt.

2. “And the terrors of death have fallen upon me”

a) David had killed enemies in battle.
b) He had seen people die in battle many times.
c) Now an inexplicable sense of terror of being killed (“death”) weighed heavily on his heart

3. “Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me”

a) Fear is a dreaded enemy.
b) Fearfulness and trembling now threatened to engulf and overcome David.

4. “And horror has overwhelmed me”

a) David’s fortitude and courage were severely assaulted.
b) He was still resisting this great sense of horror that threatened to overwhelm.
c) The only way he knew how to overcome this terrible sense of horror was to bring this matter up to God in prayer!