Psalms 18:4
(18-5) The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
In Context
3(18-4) Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
5(18-6) The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:21And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed them that should sing unto the LORD, and praise in the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and say: 'Give thanks unto the LORD, for His mercy endureth for ever.'
Psalms 22:12(22-13) Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
Isaiah 13:8And they shall be affrighted; pangs and throes shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail; they shall look aghast one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.
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 18:2-20
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I will love thee, O Lord , my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my… Read the whole commentary →