2 Samuel 22:6

Legacy Standard Bible

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

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“And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,

The cords of death encompassed me And the distresses of Sheol found me; I found distress and sorrow.

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.

The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.

His own iniquities will capture him who is the wicked one, And with the cords of his sin he will be held fast.

and he said, “I called out of my distress to Yahweh, And He answered me. I cried for help from the belly of Sheol; You heard my voice.

“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand.

But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.