Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death entangled me, and the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
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Psalm 18:4-6
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. . . .

Psalm 88:6, 7
You have laid me in the lowest pit, in the darkest of the depths. . . .

Jonah 2:2, 3
saying: "In my distress I called to the LORD and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. . . .

Mark 14:33-36
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. . . .

Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus' earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

gat hold upon me.

Psalm 32:3, 4
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. . . .

Psalm 38:6
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

Isaiah 53:3, 4
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. . . .

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New American Standard Bible
The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

King James Bible
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.

International Standard Version
The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because the pains of death surrounded me and the afflictions of Sheol had arrived, I had found misery and affliction.
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