2 Samuel 22:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

New Living Translation
“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.

English Standard Version
“For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;

Berean Study Bible
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

New American Standard Bible
“For the waves of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction terrified me;

NASB 1995
"For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;

NASB 1977
“For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;

Amplified Bible
“For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed and terrified me.

Christian Standard Bible
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

Contemporary English Version
Death, like ocean waves, surrounded me, and I was almost swallowed by its flooding waters.

Good News Translation
The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.

International Standard Version
Because deadly breakers engulfed me, while torrents of abuse from the ungodly overwhelmed me.

NET Bible
The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

New King James Version
“When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

King James 2000 Bible
When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

New Heart English Bible
For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.

World English Bible
For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

American King James Version
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

American Standard Version
For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

A Faithful Version
When the waves of death encircled me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

Darby Bible Translation
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.

English Revised Version
For the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Webster's Bible Translation
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For the panges of death closed me about: the fludes of Belial put me in feare.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For the sorowes of death copased me, and the brokes of Belial made me afrayed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
When the breakers of death surrounded me, "" The streams of the worthless terrify me,

Young's Literal Translation
When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

Smith's Literal Translation
For the breakers of death surrounded me The torrents of Beilal will terrify me;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the pangs of death have sur rounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the pangs of death have encircled me. The torrents of Belial have terrified me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because the cords of death surrounded and torrents of evil ones troubled me!

Lamsa Bible
For the pangs of death have compassed me, the torrents of ungodly men made me afraid;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
















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