Psalms 116:3
The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
2Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.
4But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
Cross References
Psalms 18:4(18-5) The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones wore away through my groaning all the day long.
Psalms 88:6(88-7) Thou hast laid me in the nethermost pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
Jonah 2:2(2-3) And he said: I called out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice.
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 →