Psalm 18:5

English Standard Version

⁵^(A)the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.

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Psalm 18:5

New King James Version

⁵The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

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Psalm 18:5

New International Version

⁵The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death^(A) confronted me.

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Psalm 18:5

New American Standard Bible

⁵The ^(A)ropes of ^[a]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

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Footnotes

Psalm 18:5 I.e., the netherworld

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