Psalms 18:5
אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי ־ מָוֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
In Context
4מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמִן ־ אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ ׃
6חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סְבָבוּנִי קִדְּמוּנִי מוֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת ׃
Cross References
Psalms 86:13כִּֽי ־ חַסְדְּךָ גָּדוֹל עָלָי וְהִצַּלְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִשְּׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּיָּֽה ׃
Psalms 88:15לָמָה יְהוָה תִּזְנַח נַפְשִׁי תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי ׃
Psalms 124:4אֲזַי הַמַּיִם שְׁטָפוּנוּ נַחְלָה עָבַר עַל ־ נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ ׃
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 →