2 Samuel 22:6

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The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

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  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 The wicked will be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be held fast by the cords of his sin.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning one away from the snares of death.
  • Jonah 2:2 : 2 Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish.
  • Acts 2:24 : 24 But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.
  • Job 36:8 : 8 If they are bound in chains and held captive by cords of suffering,
  • Ps 18:5 : 5 The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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    4I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.

    5The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

    6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the traps of death confronted me.

  • Ps 116:3-4
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    3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

    4Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, please save my life!'

  • 2 Sam 22:5
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    5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

  • Jonah 2:2-7
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    2Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish.

    3He said, 'I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave, I cried out, and You heard my voice.'

    4You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me. All Your waves and breakers swept over me.

    5I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'

    6The waters engulfed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

    7To the roots of the mountains, I descended. The earth beneath barred me in forever, but You brought my life up from the pit, LORD my God.

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    4From the voice of the enemy, and from the oppression of the wicked—for they bring down trouble on me and in their anger they hate me.

    5My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

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    3Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

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    6He has made me dwell in dark places, like those long dead.

    7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed down my chains.

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    13For he who avenges blood remembers them; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

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    10That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

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    3For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.

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    3I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my troubles to Him.

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    6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.

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    5Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

  • Ps 40:12
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    12LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me.

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    16My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.

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    16And now my soul is poured out within me; days of suffering seize hold of me.

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    54Waters flowed over my head; I thought, 'I am cut off.'

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  • 2 Sam 22:19
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    19They confronted me on the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

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    17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep waters.

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    3O LORD, my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

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    15I prefer strangling and death rather than this body of mine.

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    12Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.

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    17Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?

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    13For great is Your steadfast love toward me; You have delivered my life from the depths of Sheol.

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    16The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from Your nostrils.

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    13His archers surround me and pierce my kidneys without mercy; he pours my gall on the ground.