Psalm 18:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The cordsחֶבְלֵ֣י
(chev·lei)
2256a: cord, territory, bandfrom chabal
of Sheolשְׁאֹ֣ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
surroundedסְבָב֑וּנִי
(se·va·vu·ni;)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
me; The snaresמֹ֣וקְשֵׁי
(mo·vk·shei)
4170: a bait or lure, a snarefrom yaqosh
of deathמָֽוֶת׃
(ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth
confrontedקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי
(kid·de·mu·ni)
6923: to come or be in front, meetdenominative verb from qedem
me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The sorrows
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
of hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
compassed me about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
the snares
mowqesh  (mo-kashe')
a noose (for catching animals): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
prevented
qadam  (kaw-dam')
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help) -- come (go, (flee) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent.
me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

King James Bible
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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

NET Bible
The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The destructions of Sheol surrounded me and the snares of death were before me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.

King James 2000 Bible
The sorrows of sheol surrounded me: the snares of death confronted me.
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