Psalms 116:3
The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Because he hath bowed down his ear unto me, therefore, throughout my days, will I call.
4But, on the Name of Yahweh, I called—I beseech thee, Yahweh, deliver my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;
Psalms 88:6Thou hast laid me, In the lowest pit, In dark places, In the deeps:
Jonah 2:2and said—I cried—out of my distress—unto Yahweh, and he answered me,—Out of the belly of hades, called I, Thou didst hear my voice.
Luke 22:44and, coming to be in an agony, more intensely, was he praying; and his perspiration became, as if great drops of blood, falling upon the ground.]]
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 →