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Psalms 18:5
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3 I will call upon the Lord, awho is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies. 
4 aThe pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of1 ungodliness made me afraid. 
5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
7 aThen the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Psalms 18:5

The sorrows of hell - chebley sheol , the cables or cords of the grave. Is not this a reference to the cords or ropes with which they lowered the corpse into the grave? or the bandages by which the dead were swathed? He was as good as dead.

The snares of death prevented me - I was just on the point of dropping into the pit which they had digged for me. In short, I was all but a dead man; and nothing less than the immediate interference of God could have saved my life.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Psalms 18:5:

2 Samuel 22:1

 

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