2 Samuel 22:6 - David's Song of Deliverance

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David's Song of Deliverance
…5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. 6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. 7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.…

Cross References

Luke 21:20
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Job 36:8
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Psalm 18:5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Psalm 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

the snares

Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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2 Samuel 22

1. David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

The cords
חֶבְלֵ֥י (ḥeḇ·lê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

of Sheol
שְׁא֖וֹל (šə·’ō·wl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

entangled me;
סַבֻּ֑נִי (sab·bu·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

the snares
מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ (mō·qə·šê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare

of death
מָֽוֶת׃ (mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

confronted me.
קִדְּמֻ֖נִי (qid·də·mu·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet

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