Psalm 18:5
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5
The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 66:11-12
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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].
Footnotes
- Psalm 66:11 Lit upon our loins.
- Psalm 66:12 The ancient rabbis understood this as times of captivity for Israel.
Psalm 88:17
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17
They have surrounded me like flood waters all day long;
They have completely encompassed me.
Psalm 118:11-13
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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.
Ephesians 6:16
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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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- 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.
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