Psalms 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.”

Psalms 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me.”

Psalms 18:5 — World English Bible

Psalms 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.”

Psalms 18:5 — American Standard Version

Psalms 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death.”

Psalms 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me. ”

Psalms 18:5 — Darby Translation

Psalms 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The sorowes of the graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertooke me.”

Psalms 18:5 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 18:5 in Context — Psalms 18

3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

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What Does Psalms 18:5 Mean?

Psalms 18:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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