Psalm 55:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I would hastenאָחִ֣ישָׁה
(a·chi·shah)
2363a: to hasten, make hastea prim. root
to my place of refugeמִפְלָ֣ט
(mif·lat)
4655: an escape or (place of) escapefrom palat
From the stormyסֹעָ֣ה
(so·'ah)
5584: to rush (of storm wind)a prim. root
windמֵר֖וּחַ
(me·ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
[and] tempest."מִסָּֽעַר׃
(mis·sa·'ar.)
5591a: a tempestfrom saar


















KJV Lexicon
I would hasten
chuwsh  (koosh)
to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment -- (make) haste(-n), ready.
my escape
miphlat  (mif-lawt')
an escape -- escape.
from the windy
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
storm
ca`ah  (saw-aw')
to rush -- storm.
and tempest
ca`ar  (sah'-ar)
a hurricane -- storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest."

King James Bible
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I would hurry to my shelter from the raging wind and the storm."

International Standard Version
I want to deliver myself quickly from this windstorm and tempest."

NET Bible
I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I had waited for him who delivers me from the wind of hurricanes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I would hurry to find shelter from the raging wind and storm."

King James 2000 Bible
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
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