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Psalm 18

Psalm 18:5

The LORD Is My Rock · Psalm 18:1–50
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Translations

Modern
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Traditional
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
Literal
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.
Latin
Dolores inferni circumdederunt me; præoccupaverunt me laquei mortis.

Original

Hebrew
English
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

Notes

Psalms 18:1–50

This psalm describes a royal story of God rescuing his king. A similar version of this psalm appears in 2 Samuel 22:1–51. The psalm encourages those who hear the earlier prayers for help in Psalms 16 and 17.

The psalmist describes the dramatic nature of God’s rescue in three different ways (Psalm 18:7–15, 16–19, 30–36). The psalm also offers hope that a future Son of David will completely defeat evil (Psalm 18:43–50; compare Psalm 2).

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Parallels

2 Samuel 22:1–51

Glossary

Book of Jonah David Jude, Letter of Music Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Benefits of, Illustrated Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Hell in the RV the Word |Sheol| Itself Occurs in the Following Scriptures Select Readings: Mankind in Extremity