Psalms 116:3
I was caught in the snares of death; I was trapped by terrors of the grave. All I experienced was suffering and grief.
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2Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.
4Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”
Cross References
Psalms 18:4Ropes of death encircled me, surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
Psalms 32:3When I kept quiet, my body fell apart as I groaned in distress all day long.
Psalms 88:6You have placed me in a deep pit, in the depths of darkness.
Jonah 2:2He began, “In my agony I cried out to the Lord and he answered me; from the depths of Sheol I pleaded for help and you answered me.
Luke 22:44In great distress Jesus prayed even harder, and his sweat fell like drops of blood onto 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 →