Psalms 116:3
The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during [all] my days.
4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: I beseech thee, Jehovah, deliver my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 88:6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
Jonah 2:2and he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice.
Luke 22:44And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon 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 →