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The cords of death encompassed me;
    the torrents of perdition assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

In my distress I called upon the Lord;
    to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.

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Praised be the Lord, I exclaim!
    I have been delivered from my enemies.

II

The cords of death encompassed me;
    the torrents of destruction terrified me.
The cords[a] of Sheol encircled me;
    the snares of death lay in wait for me.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:6 Cords: hunting imagery, the cords of a snare.