“For (A)the waves of death encompassed me;
(B)The torrents of [a]destruction [b]overwhelmed me;
(C)The cords of [c]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
(D)In my distress I called upon the Lord,
Yes, I [d]cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:5 Heb Belial
  2. 2 Samuel 22:5 Or terrified
  3. 2 Samuel 22:6 I.e. the nether world
  4. 2 Samuel 22:7 Or called