Psalms 18:5
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains 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 came on 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 cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.
- ÅB
- Dødsrikets rep var rundt meg,
dødens snarer overfalt meg. - OTB
- Gravens grep fanget meg;
Dødens snarer konfronterte meg. - B1930
- Dødsrikets rep omgav mig, dødens snarer overfalt mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 86:13
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Read in contextPsalms 88:15–17
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Read in contextPsalms 88:3–8
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
Read in contextActs 2:24
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:12
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
Read in contextPsalms 116:3
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
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