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Psalm 18:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 18 · verse 5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.Psalm 18:5 · King James Version
Psalm 18:5 in context
3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6In 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.
7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sorrowschebela rope , especially a measuring lineH2256 →
- snaresmôwqêsha nooseH4170 →
- aboutçâbabto revolve, surround, or borderH5437 →
- deathmâvethdeathH4194 →
- hellshᵉʼôwlHades or the world of the dead , including its accessories and inmatesH7585 →
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The title gives us the occasion of penning this psalm; we had it before (Sa2 22:1), only here we are told that the psalm was delivered to the chief musician, or precentor, in the temple-songs.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-19