Psalm 18:5

The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

Psalm 88:3-8

For my soul is full of evils, and my life has come near to the underworld.

Psalm 88:15-17

I have been troubled and in fear of death from the time when I was young; your wrath is hard on me, and I have no strength.

Psalm 116:3

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.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

Acts 2:24

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

The sorrows, or, cords

General references

Bible References

The sorrows, or, cords

Psalm 88:3
For my soul is full of evils, and my life has come near to the underworld.
Acts 2:24
But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

Snares

Ecclesiastes 9:12
Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

General references

Lamentations 3:55
I was making prayer to your name, O Lord, out of the lowest prison.

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