Psalm 18:4

New Century Version

The ropes of death came around me; the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:21

Jehoshaphat listened to the people’s advice. Then he chose men to be singers to the Lord, to praise him because he is holy and wonderful. As they marched in front of the army, they said, “Thank the Lord, because his love continues forever.”

2 Chronicles 20:22

As they began to sing and praise God, the Lord set ambushes for the people of Ammon, Moab, and Edom who had come to attack Judah. And they were defeated.

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death bound me, and the fear of the grave took hold of me. I was troubled and sad.

Psalm 124:4

They would have been like a flood drowning us; they would have poured over us like a river.

Psalm 22:16

Evil people have surrounded me; like dogs they have trapped me. They have bitten my arms and legs.

Isaiah 13:8

Everyone will be afraid. Pain and hurt will grab them; they will hurt like a woman giving birth to a baby. They will look at each other in fear, with their faces red like fire.

Matthew 26:47

While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, came up. With him were many people carrying swords and clubs who had been sent from the leading priests and the Jewish elders of the people.

Matthew 26:55

Then Jesus said to the crowd, “You came to get me with swords and clubs as if I were a criminal. Every day I sat in the Temple teaching, and you did not arrest me there.

Acts 21:30

All the people in Jerusalem became upset. Together they ran, took Paul, and dragged him out of the Temple. The Temple doors were closed immediately.

2 Corinthians 1:9

Truly, in our own hearts we believed we would die. But this happened so we would not trust in ourselves but in God, who raises people from the dead.