Bible verse

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 116:3 · BSB

Psalm 116:3 in context

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.

Read all of Psalm 116

Psalm 116:3 in other translations

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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