'Tightened' in the Bible

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

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

So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart),