Psalms 116:3
1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
- KJV
- The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- WEB
- The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
- ASV
- The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- DARBY
- The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
- BLB
- The cords of death surrounded me, and the straits of Sheol found me; distress and sorrow did I find.
- ÅB
- Dødens rep hadde omspent meg, og dødsrikets angster hadde funnet meg; nød og sorg fant jeg.
- OTB
- Dødens snarer omringet meg
Og gravens redsler overmannet meg;
Jeg møtte nød og sorg. - B1930
- Dødens rep hadde omspent mig, og dødsrikets angster hadde funnet mig; nød og sorg fant jeg.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 18:4–6
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Read in contextPsalms 38:6
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
Read in contextPsalms 32:3–4
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Read in contextPsalms 88:6–7
You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.
Read in contextLuke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Read in contextHebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
Read in contextJonah 2:2–3
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 contextMark 14:33–36
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
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