Psalm 18:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The cordsחֶבְלֵי־
(chev·lei-)
2256a: cord, territory, bandfrom chabal
of deathמָ֑וֶת
(ma·vet;)
4194: deathfrom muth
encompassedאֲפָפ֥וּנִי
(a·fa·fu·ni)
661: to surround, encompassa prim. root
me, And the torrentsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י
(ve·na·cha·lei)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
of ungodlinessבְלִיַּ֣עַל
(ve·li·ya·'al)
1100: worthlessnessfrom beli and yaal
terrifiedיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃
(ye·va·'a·tu·ni.)
1204: to fall upon, startle, terrifya prim. root
me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The sorrows
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
compassed
'aphaph  (aw-faf')
to surround -- compass.
me and the floods
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
of ungodly men
bliya`al  (bel-e-yah'-al)
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness -- Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
made me afraid
ba`ath  (baw-ath')
to fear -- affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The cords of death encompassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.

King James Bible
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The ropes of death were wrapped around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

International Standard Version
The cords of death entangled me; the rivers of Belial made me afraid.

NET Bible
The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the destructions of death surrounded me and the torrents of evil ones troubled me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The ropes of death had become tangled around me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.

King James 2000 Bible
The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
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