2 Samuel 22:6 · KJV
“The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; {sorrows: or, cords}”
— 2 Samuel 22:6
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; {waves: or, pangs} {ungodly...: Heb. Belial}
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry {did enter} into his ears.
2 Samuel 22 — Context
I will call on the LORD, {who is} worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; {waves: or, pangs} {ungodly...: Heb. Belial}
6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; {sorrows: or, cords}
7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry {did enter} into his ears.
8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
Cross References
Psalms 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. {gat...: Heb. found me}
Psalms 18:5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. {sorrows: or, cords}
Job 36:8
And if {they be} bound in fetters, {and} be holden in cords of affliction;
Proverbs 5:22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. {sins: Heb. sin}
Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD {is} a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Jonah 2:2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, {and} thou heardest my voice. {by...: or, out of mine affliction} {hell: or, the grave}
Psalms 140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.