Psalms 116:3
The cords of death compassed me, and the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
4Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The cords of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Psalms 32:3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Psalms 88:6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
Jonah 2:2And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he answered me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down 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 →