Psalms 18:5
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
In Context
4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Cross References
Psalms 86:13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Psalms 124:4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
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 →