Bible verse
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Psalm 116:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 116.
1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
KJV
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
ASV
The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
ERV
The cords of death compassed me, and the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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