Psalm 18:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Death had wrapped its ropes around me, and I was almost swallowed by its flooding waters.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:21

Then he explained his plan and appointed men to march in front of the army and praise the LORD for his holy power by singing: “Praise the LORD! His love never ends.”

2 Chronicles 20:22

As soon as they began singing, the LORD confused the enemy camp,

Psalm 116:3

Death attacked from all sides, and I was captured by its painful chains. But when I was really suffering,

Psalm 124:4

We would have been swept away in a violent flood

Psalm 22:16

Brutal enemies attack me like a pack of dogs, tearing at my hands and my feet.

Matthew 26:47

Jesus was still speaking, when Judas the betrayer came up. He was one of the twelve disciples, and a large mob armed with swords and clubs was with him. They had been sent by the chief priests and the nation's leaders.

Matthew 26:55

Jesus said to the mob, “Why do you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like a criminal? Day after day I sat and taught in the temple, and you didn't arrest me.

Acts 21:30

The whole city was in an uproar, and the people turned into a mob. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Then suddenly the doors were shut.

2 Corinthians 1:9

In fact, we felt sure that we were going to die. But this made us stop trusting in ourselves and start trusting God, who raises the dead to life.