2 Samuel 22:6
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- KJV
- The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
- WEB
- The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
- ASV
- The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
- DARBY
- The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
- BLB
- the sorrows of Sheol surrounded me, the snares of death confronted me.
- ÅB
- Dødsrikets rep omgav meg, dødens snarer overfalt meg.
- OTB
- Dødsrikets snarer omringet meg;
Dødens feller konfronterte meg. - B1930
- Dødsrikets rep omgav mig, dødens snarer overfalt mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 116:3
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Read in contextProverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
Read in contextJob 36:8
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
Read in contextProverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Read in contextJonah 2:2
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
Read in contextPsalms 140:5
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
Read in contextProverbs 5:22
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
Read in contextPsalms 18:5
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
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