Psalms 116:3
The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.
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2He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.
4Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4\18:3\I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
Psalms 32:3When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
Psalms 88:6\88:5\My soul is among the dead, like those in the underworld, to whom you give no more thought; for they are cut off from your care.
Jonah 2:2\2:1\Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
Luke 22:44And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.
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 →