Psalm 18:4
Strong's Lexicon
The cords
חֶבְלֵי־ (ḥeḇ·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2256: 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company 2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang 2a) pains of travail 2b) pains, pangs, sorrows 3) union 4) destruction

of death
מָ֑וֶת (mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4194: 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead 1a) death 1b) death by violence (as a penalty) 1c) state of death, place of death

encompassed me;
אֲפָפ֥וּנִי (’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 661: 1) to surround, encompass 1a) (Qal) to encompass

the torrents
וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י (wə·na·ḥă·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5158: 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) 2) palm-tree 2a) meaning dubious

of chaos
בְלִיַּ֣עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1100: 1) worthlessness 1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow 1b) wicked 1c) ruin, destruction (construct)

overwhelmed me.
יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ (yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1204: 1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror 1a) (Niphal) to be terrified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm 1b2) to terrify

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Young's Literal Translation
Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

New Living Translation
The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.

English Standard Version
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;

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.

American Standard Version
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

English Revised Version
The cords of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Young's Literal Translation
Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
















Cross References
Luke 21:20
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

Psalm 55:4
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

Psalm 69:2
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Psalm 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Psalm 124:4
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Jeremiah 51:55
Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:

Jonah 2:2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 18:3
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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