Psalms 18:4

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I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.

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  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
  • Matt 27:24-25 : 24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.' 25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'
  • 2 Cor 1:9 : 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
  • Matt 27:39-44 : 39 Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 40 'You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!' 41 In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42 'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 'He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, "I am the Son of God."' 44 The robbers who were crucified with Him also heaped insults on Him in the same way.
  • Mark 14:33-34 : 33 He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 He said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch."
  • Ps 124:4 : 4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us; the torrent would have swept over our being.
  • Isa 13:8 : 8 They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.
  • Isa 53:3-4 : 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not esteem him. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
  • Jonah 2:2-7 : 2 Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish. 3 He said, 'I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave, I cried out, and You heard my voice.' 4 You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me. All Your waves and breakers swept over me. 5 I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.' 6 The waters engulfed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. 7 To the roots of the mountains, I descended. The earth beneath barred me in forever, but You brought my life up from the pit, LORD my God.
  • 2 Sam 22:5-6 : 5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. 6 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.
  • Ps 22:12-13 : 12 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help. 13 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.
  • Matt 26:47 : 47 While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.
  • Matt 26:55 : 55 At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
  • Matt 26:38-39 : 38 Then He said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me." 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
  • Acts 21:30 : 30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 22:4-6
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    92%

    4 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

    5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

    6 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

  • Ps 18:5
    88%

    5 The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

  • Ps 116:3-4
    2 verses
    85%

    3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

    4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'O Lord, please save my life!'

  • Ps 55:4-5
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    80%

    4 From the voice of the enemy, and from the oppression of the wicked—for they bring down trouble on me and in their anger they hate me.

    5 My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

  • Jonah 2:5-6
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    78%

    5 I said, 'I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.'

    6 The waters engulfed me up to my neck; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

  • Ps 69:1-2
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    1 For the choir director: A song to be sung to the tune of 'Lilies.' A psalm of David.

    2 Save me, God, because the waters have come up to my neck.

  • Lam 3:54
    75%

    54 Waters flowed over my head; I thought, 'I am cut off.'

  • Ps 88:15-17
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    75%

    15 Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

    16 I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.

    17 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.

  • Jonah 2:3
    75%

    3 He said, 'I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave, I cried out, and You heard my voice.'

  • Ps 17:9
    74%

    9 Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me.

  • Ps 18:16-18
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    16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from Your nostrils.

    17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

    18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

  • Ps 40:12
    74%

    12 LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me.

  • Job 30:14-15
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    14 They come in as through a wide breach; chaos rolls in like a wave under the crash of destruction.

    15 Terrors are turned upon me; they pursue my dignity like the wind, and my salvation has vanished like a cloud.

  • Ps 124:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us; the torrent would have swept over our being.

    5 Then the raging waters would have passed over our soul.

  • Ps 9:13
    73%

    13 For he who avenges blood remembers them; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

  • Ps 69:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Lord, at an acceptable time. God, in your abundant love, answer me with your salvation, which is sure.

    15 Rescue me from the mud, and do not let me sink. Deliver me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.

  • Job 3:25
    73%

    25 For the thing I dread comes upon me, and what I fear befalls me.

  • 2 Sam 22:17-18
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    73%

    17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep waters.

    18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

  • Ps 118:18
    73%

    18 The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

  • Ps 18:3
    73%

    3 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

  • Ps 34:4
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    4 Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

  • Ps 86:14
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    14 O God, arrogant people have risen against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set You before them.

  • Ps 143:3-4
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    3 For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground and making me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.

    4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart is appalled inside me.

  • Lam 1:20
    72%

    20 See, LORD, how distressed I am! I am in anguish within, my heart is overturned because I have been very rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is only death.

  • Isa 21:4
    72%

    4 My heart staggers; terror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling for me.

  • Ps 140:5
    72%

    5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

  • Ps 22:16
    72%

    16 My strength is dried up like a broken piece of pottery, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.

  • Ps 88:3
    72%

    3 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

  • Job 22:10
    71%

    10 That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

  • Ps 77:16
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    16 With Your mighty arm, You redeemed Your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

  • Ps 88:7
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    7 You have placed me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

  • Ps 42:7
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    7 My God, my soul is downcast within me. Therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

  • Ps 118:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.

    12 They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.

  • Job 16:13
    71%

    13 His archers surround me and pierce my kidneys without mercy; he pours my gall on the ground.