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2 Samuel 22:6
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
2 Samuel 22:6 · World English Bible
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2 Samuel 22:6 in other translations
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
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In context
3 God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
4 I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
7 In my distress, I called on the LORD. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
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