King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 18:5
“The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.”
Verse in context — Psalms 18
3
I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
7
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
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