Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The cords of death encompassed me
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

King James Version

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Holman Bible

The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.

International Standard Version

The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.

A Conservative Version

The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow.

American Standard Version

The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Amplified


The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.

Bible in Basic English

The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.

Darby Translation

The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:

Julia Smith Translation

The pains of death surrounded me, and the distresses of hades found me: shall find straits and affliction.

King James 2000

The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the pangs of sheol got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] ropes of death encircled me, and the distresses of Sheol found me. I found trouble and grief.

Modern King James verseion

The sorrows of death hemmed me in, and the pains of hell took hold on me; I found trouble and sorrow.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The snares of death compassed me round about, the pains of hell got hold upon me.

NET Bible

The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

New Heart English Bible

The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

The Emphasized Bible

The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;

Webster

The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of hell came upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

World English Bible

The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

Youngs Literal Translation

Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The sorrows
חבל חבל 
Chebel 
Usage: 62

of death
מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

אפף 
'aphaph 
Usage: 5

me, and the pains
מצר 
metsar 
Usage: 3

of hell
שׁאל שׁאול 
Sh@'owl 
Usage: 65

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

upon me I found
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

References

Easton

Net

Hastings

Context Readings

Thanksgiving For God's Deliverance

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death encompassed me
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then I called upon the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I beseech You, save my life!”


Cross References

Psalm 18:4-6

The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.

Psalm 38:6

I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go mourning all day long.

Psalm 88:6-7

You have put me in the lowest pit,
In dark places, in the depths.

Isaiah 53:3-4

He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Jonah 2:2-3

and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.

Mark 14:33-36

And He *took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.

Luke 22:44

And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

Hebrews 5:7

In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

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