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Psalms 18:5
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The sorrowsH2256 of hellH7585 compassed me aboutH5437: the snaresH4170 of deathH4194 preventedH6923 me.
Original Hebrew
אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת וְנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתוּנִי׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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אֲפָפ֥וּ/נִי |
'a.fa.Fu./ni | H661 | HVqp3cp/Sp1cs | they encompassed/ me |
חֶבְלֵי |
chev.lei- | H2256 | HNcbpc | (the) cords of |
מָ֑וֶת |
Ma.vet | H4194 | HNcmsa | death |
וְֽ/נַחֲלֵ֖י |
ve./na.cha.Lei | H5158 | HC/Ncmpc | and/ (the) torrents of |
בְלִיַּ֣עַל |
ve.li.Ya.'al | H1100 | HNcmsa | worthlessness |
יְבַֽעֲתֽוּ/נִי |
ye.Va.'a.Tu./ni | H1204 | HVpi3mp/Sp1cs | they overwhelmed/ me |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H2256 — חֶבֶל (chebel, kheh'-bel): or חֵבֶל; from חָבַל; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin; band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
- H4170 — מוֹקֵשׁ (môwqêsh, mo-kashe'): or מֹקֵשׁ; from יָקֹשׁ; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose); be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
- H4194 — מָוֶת (mâveth, maw'-veth): from מוּת; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin; (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
- H5437 — סָבַב (çâbab, saw-bab'): a primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively; bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, [idiom] on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
- H6923 — קָדַם (qâdam, kaw-dam'): a primitive root; to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help); come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.
- H7585 — שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl, sheh-ole'): or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H661 — אָפַף (ʼâphaph, aw-faf'): a primitive root; to surround; compass.
- H1100 — בְּלִיַּעַל (bᵉlîyaʻal, bel-e-yah'-al): from בְּלִי and יַעַל;(often in connection with אִישׁ, אִשָּׁה, בֵּן, etc.); without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness; Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
- H1204 — בָּעַת (bâʻath, baw-ath'): a primitive root; to fear; affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
- H5158 — נַחַל (nachal, nakh'-al): or (feminine) נַחְלָה; (Psalm 124:4), or נַחֲלָה; (Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:28), from נָחַל in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine); brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- snares — Ecclesiastes 9:12
- The sorrows — Psalms 86:13, Psalms 88:3-8, Psalms 88:15-17, Acts 2:24
Reciprocal references (12): Genesis 32:7, 2 Samuel 22:6, Job 36:8, Psalms 32:7, Psalms 55:4, Psalms 119:143, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 14:27, Jeremiah 49:22, Lamentations 3:55, Jonah 2:2, Mark 14:32
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HELL
- Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, HELL, READINGS, SELECT
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