This psalm refers to threats coming from a friend, which may refer to Ahithophel, David's advisor who betrayed him by following Absalom.

4 My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. GOD'S WORD Translation (GW).

Psalm 55:4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. My heart ...

4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. 5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. 5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalms 55:4 New King James Version (NKJV) · My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. (4) Is sore pained.

4 My heart is in anguish within me;. the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Psalm 55:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900).

My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.