The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me.
The danger of death was all around me; the horrors of the grave closed in on me; I was filled with fear and anxiety.
then the flood would have carried us away, the water would have covered us,
Answer me, Lord, in the goodness of your constant love; in your great compassion turn to me!
How great is your constant love for me! You have saved me from the grave itself.
You never know when your time is coming. Like birds suddenly caught in a trap, like fish caught in a net, we are trapped at some evil moment when we least expect it.
But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner.