Reference

Psalms 55:4

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
2

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

3

Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

4

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

5

Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

6

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Death as Sleep

The verse describes the speaker's emotional distress and fear of death, using terms like "sore pained" and "terrors," which are active and conscious experiences, not metaphors for sleep, rest, silence, or unconsciousness.