Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."
New American Standard Bible
From the
King James Version
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Holman Bible
from the raging wind and the storm.”
International Standard Version
I want to deliver myself quickly from this windstorm and tempest."
A Conservative Version
I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
American Standard Version
I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest.
Amplified
“I would hurry to my refuge [my tranquil shelter far away]
From the stormy wind and from the tempest.”
Bible in Basic English
I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind.
Darby Translation
I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.
Julia Smith Translation
I will hasten escape to me from the rushing wind, from the storm.
King James 2000
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I would hurry to my refuge from [the] raging wind [and] storm."
Modern King James verseion
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I would make haste to escape from the stormy wind and tempest."
New Heart English Bible
"I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm."
The Emphasized Bible
I would hasten mine escape, From rushing wind, from storm.
Webster
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
World English Bible
"I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm."
Youngs Literal Translation
I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
Themes
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 55:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Betrayal By A Friend
7 Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah) 8 I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale." 9 Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
Cross References
Psalm 18:4
The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Isaiah 4:6
By day it will be a shelter to provide shade from the heat, as well as safety and protection from the heavy downpour.
Isaiah 17:12-13
The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea's waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.
Matthew 7:25-27
The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.