Psalms 116:3
The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
2Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call as long as I live.
4Then I called upon the name of LORD. O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me, and the floods of lawlessness made me afraid.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 88:6Thou have laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
Jonah 2:2And he said, I called because of my affliction to LORD, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, [and] thou heard my voice.
Luke 22:44And having become in agony he prayed more intensely, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord , I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped… Read the whole commentary →