Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow: sorrows Psalm 18:4-6 The sorrows of death surrounded me: and the torrents of iniquity troubled me. . . . Psalm 88:6,7 They have laid me in the lower pit: in the dark places, and in the shadow of death. . . . Jonah 2:2,3 And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, out of the belly of the fish. . . . Mark 14:33-36 And he taketh Peter and James and John with him: and he began to fear and to be heavy. . . . Luke 22:44 And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground. Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence. gat hold upon me. Psalm 32:3,4 Because I was silent my bones grew old; whilst I cried out all the day long. . . . Psalm 38:6 I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long. Isaiah 53:3,4 Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not. . . . Context The LORD Has Heard My Voice…2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him. 3The sorrows of death have compassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow:4And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.… Cross References Luke 21:20 And when you shall see Jerusalem compassed about with an army, then know that the desolation thereof is at hand. 2 Samuel 22:6 The cords of hell compassed me: the snares of death prevented me. Psalm 18:4 The sorrows of death surrounded me: and the torrents of iniquity troubled me. Psalm 18:5 The sorrows of hell encompassed me: and the snares of death prevented me. Psalm 40:12 For evils without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head: and my heart hath forsaken me. Psalm 55:4 My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Psalm 88:3 For my soul is filled with evils: and my life hath drawn nigh to hell. Jonah 2:6 The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head. Lexicon The ropesחֶבְלֵי־ (ḥeḇ·lê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin of death מָ֗וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin entangled me, אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ (’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 661: To surround, encompass and the anguish וּמְצָרֵ֣י (ū·mə·ṣā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4712: Something tight, trouble of Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) overcame me; מְצָא֑וּנִי (mə·ṣā·’ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present I was confronted אֶמְצָֽא׃ (’em·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present by trouble צָרָ֖ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6869: Tightness, a female rival and sorrow. וְיָג֣וֹן (wə·yā·ḡō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3015: Grief, sorrow Additional Translations The ropes of death entangled me, and the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold on me: I found trouble and sorrow. The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow: The cords of death compassed me, and the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of hell came upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow. Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find. Jump to Previous Anguish Bands Compassed Cords Death Distress Encompassed Entangled Find Found Full Gat Grave Grip Hell Hold Laid Nether-World Nets Overcome Pains Pangs Round Sheol Snares Sorrow Sorrows Straits Suffered Surrounded Terrors Trouble UnderworldJump to Next Anguish Bands Compassed Cords Death Distress Encompassed Entangled Find Found Full Gat Grave Grip Hell Hold Laid Nether-World Nets Overcome Pains Pangs Round Sheol Snares Sorrow Sorrows Straits Suffered Surrounded Terrors Trouble UnderworldExternal Links Psalm 116:3 NIVPsalm 116:3 NLT Psalm 116:3 ESV Psalm 116:3 NASB Psalm 116:3 ASV Psalm 116:3 Bible Apps Psalm 116:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 116:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 116:3 French Bible Psalm 116:3 German Bible Alphabetical: and anguish by came cords death distress encompassed entangled found grave I me of overcome Sheol sorrow terrors The trouble upon was OT Poetry: Psalm 116:3 The cords of death surrounded me (Psalm Ps Psa.) 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