Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Holman Bible
the torrents of destruction terrified me.
International Standard Version
The cords of death entangled me; the rivers of Belial made me afraid.
A Conservative Version
The cords of death encompassed me, and the floods of lawlessness made me afraid.
American Standard Version
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Amplified
The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
Bible in Basic English
The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
Darby Translation
The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
Julia Smith Translation
The pains of death surrounded me, and the torrents of Belial made me afraid.
King James 2000
The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The ropes of death encircled me, and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.
Modern King James verseion
The sorrows of death hemmed me in, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid. {TYNDALE: For the waves of death have closed me about, and the floods of Belial have feared me.}
NET Bible
The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
New Heart English Bible
The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The Emphasized Bible
The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;
Webster
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
World English Bible
The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Youngs Literal Translation
Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:4
Prayers for Psalm 18:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
3
Jehovah should be praised. I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies.
4
And the
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Cross References
Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death became tangled around me. The fear of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.
2 Samuel 22:5-6
The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
Psalm 22:12-13
Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me.
Psalm 22:16
Dogs have surrounded me. A mob has encircled me. They have pierced my hands and feet.
Psalm 124:4
Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, yes the stream would have gone over us.
Isaiah 13:8
They will be terrified! Pains and anguish will possess them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another in amazement with their faces reddened with excitement (aflame).
Isaiah 53:3-4
He was despised and rejected by men. He was a man of sorrows familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised. We did not consider him to be worth much.
Jonah 2:2-7
He said: I called to Jehovah because of my affliction. And he answered me! Out of the belly of the grave I cried and you heard my voice.
Matthew 26:38-39
He told them: My heart is deeply grieved to the point of death. Stay with me and watch.
Matthew 26:47
As he spoke, Judas, one of the twelve, followed by a crowd carrying swords and spears, approached him. The chief priest and elders of the people had sent them.
Matthew 26:55
That very hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out to take me with swords and sticks as if I were a thief? You did not take me when I taught in the Temple daily.
Matthew 27:24-25
Pilate saw that he could do nothing. The people were ready to cause much trouble. He took water and washed his hands in front of the people. He said: The blood of this man is not on my hands. You are responsible.
Matthew 27:39-44
People passing by spoke evil abuse to him. They wagged their heads
Mark 14:33-34
He took Peter, James and John with him. He was very distressed and troubled.
Acts 21:30
The entire city was aroused, and the people ran together from all directions. They laid hold on Paul and dragged him out of the Temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
2 Corinthians 1:9
Yes, we have had the sentence of death within ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.