World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:6

“The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.”

Verse in context — 2 Samuel 22

I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.

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

The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.

In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry [came] into his ears.

Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

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