The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.(A)

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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

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(A)The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
    I suffered distress and anguish.

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(A)The [a]pains of death surrounded me,
And the [b]pangs of Sheol [c]laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 116:3 Lit. cords
  2. Psalm 116:3 distresses
  3. Psalm 116:3 Lit. found me