King James Version (KJV)

2 Samuel 22:6

“The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;”

Verse in context — 2 Samuel 22

I will call on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears.

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.