2 Samuel 22:6

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the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.

But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.

saying, “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.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the coils of their sin.

The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, along the road they have set snares for me. Selah

the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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

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