Psalms 18:5

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

King James Version

In Context

4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

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Cross References

Psalms 86:13For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Psalms 88:15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Psalms 124:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

Acts 2:24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

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 →

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