OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 5

Psalms 18:5

World English Bible Updated

The cords of Sheol were around me.

The snares of death came on me.

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THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 18:5 in context

Psalms 18:2–8

2

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;

my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;

my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

3

I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;

and I am saved from my enemies.

4

The cords of death surrounded me.

The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

5
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The cords of Sheol were around me.

The snares of death came on me.

6

In my distress I called on the LORD,

and cried to my God.

He heard my voice out of his temple.

My cry before him came into his ears.

7

Then the earth shook and trembled.

The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken,

because he was angry.

8

Smoke went out of his nostrils.

Consuming fire came out of his mouth.

Coals were kindled by it.

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Notes from World English Bible Updated

  1. Sheol is the place of the dead.

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