GOD'S WORD® Translation
The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.

American Standard Version
For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

Berean Study Bible
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the pangs of death have sur rounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.

English Revised Version
For the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

King James Bible
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

World English Bible
For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Young's Literal Translation
When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

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