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2 Samuel 22:6

Modern English Version

The ropes of Sheol were wrapped around me; the snares of death were opposite me.

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If they are bound in chains and held in cords of affliction,

The cords of death encompassed me, and the pangs of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.

The proud have hidden a snare for me; they have spread cords as a net; by the wayside they have set traps for me. Selah

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

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn a man away from the snares of death.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the cords of his sin.

He said: “I called to the Lord out of my distress, and He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice.

“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you know that its desolation has drawn near.

whom God raised up by loosening the pull of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.