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

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  1. Psalm 18:5 I.e., the netherworld


The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

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

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11 You (A)brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon [a]us.
12 You made men (B)ride over our heads;
We went through (C)fire and through water.
Yet You (D)brought us out into a place of abundance.

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  1. Psalm 66:11 Lit our loins

11 
You brought us into the net;
You laid a heavy burden [of servitude] on [a]us.
12 
You made men (charioteers) [b]ride over our heads [in defeat];
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

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  1. Psalm 66:11 Lit upon our loins.
  2. Psalm 66:12 The ancient rabbis understood this as times of captivity for Israel.

11 You brought us into prison(A)
    and laid burdens(B) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(C)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.(D)

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17 They have (A)surrounded me (B)like water all day long;
They have (C)encircled me altogether.

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17 
They have surrounded me like flood waters all day long;
They have completely encompassed me.

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17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(A)
    they have completely engulfed me.

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11 They (A)surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
12 They surrounded me (B)like bees;
They were extinguished like a (C)fire of thorn bushes;
In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
13 You (D)pushed me violently so that I [a]was falling,
But the Lord (E)helped me.

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  1. Psalm 118:13 Or fell

11 
They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];
In the name of the Lord I will cut them off.
12 
They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.(A)
13 
You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lord helped me.

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11 They surrounded me(A) on every side,(B)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(C)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(D)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(E)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.(F)

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16 [a]in addition to all, taking up the (A)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the (B)flaming arrows of (C)the evil one.

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  1. Ephesians 6:16 Lit in all

16 Above all, lift up the [protective] [a]shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

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  1. Ephesians 6:16 Here the Greek word refers to the large Roman soldiers’ shield designed to protect the entire body. It had an iron frame and was covered in several layers of leather. When soaked in water before a battle the shield could put out the fiery missiles thrown at them by the enemy.

16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(A) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(B)

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