Psalms 18:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 86:13 : 13 For great is thy mercie toward me, & thou hast deliuered my soule from the lowest graue.
  • Ps 88:3-8 : 3 For my soule is filled with euils, and my life draweth neere to the graue. 4 I am counted among them that go downe vnto the pit, and am as a man without strength: 5 Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand. 6 Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe. 7 Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, & thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. Selah. 8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.
  • Ps 88:15-17 : 15 I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life. 16 Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off. 17 They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.
  • Ps 116:3 : 3 When the snares of death copassed me, and the griefes of the graue caught me: when I founde trouble and sorowe.
  • Eccl 9:12 : 12 For neither doth man knowe his time, but as the fishes which are taken in an euill net, and as the birdes that are caught in the snare: so are the children of men snared in the euill time when it falleth vpon them suddenly.
  • Acts 2:24 : 24 Whome God hath raised vp, and loosed the sorrowes of death, because it was vnpossible that he should be holden of it.

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  • 2 Sam 22:5-6
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    5For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.

    6The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee.

  • Ps 116:3-4
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    3When the snares of death copassed me, and the griefes of the graue caught me: when I founde trouble and sorowe.

    4Then I called vpon the Name of the Lord, saying, I beseech thee, O Lord, deliuer my soule.

  • Ps 18:4
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    4The sorowes of death compassed me, and the floods of wickednes made me afraide.

  • Jonah 2:5-6
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    5The waters compassed me about vnto the soule: the depth closed me rounde about, and the weedes were wrapt about mine head.

    6I went downe to the bottome of the moutaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer, yet hast thou brought vp my life from the pit, O Lorde my God.

  • Ps 55:4-5
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    4Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.

    5Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered me.

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    3For my soule is filled with euils, and my life draweth neere to the graue.

  • Jonah 2:2-3
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    2And said, I cryed in mine affliction vnto the Lorde, and he heard me: out of the bellie of hell cryed I, and thou heardest my voyce.

    3For thou haddest cast me into the bottome in the middes of the sea, and the floods compassed me about: all thy surges, and all thy waues passed ouer me.

  • Ps 9:13
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    13Haue mercie vpon mee, O Lorde: consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate mee, thou that liftest me vp from the gates of death,

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    18The Lorde hath chastened me sore, but he hath not deliuered me to death.

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    5The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.

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    3For the enemie hath persecuted my soule: he hath smitten my life downe to the earth: he hath layde me in the darkenes, as they that haue bene dead long agoe:

  • Ps 18:6
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    6But in my trouble did I call vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come before him, euen into his eares.

  • Ps 18:16-18
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    16He hath sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath drawen mee out of many waters.

    17He hath deliuered mee from my strong enemie, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me.

    18They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

  • Lam 3:5-7
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    5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall, and labour.

    6He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.

    7He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.

  • Lam 1:20
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    20Behold, O Lorde, howe I am troubled: my bowels swell: mine heart is turned within me, for I am ful of heauinesse: the sword spoyleth abroad, as death doeth at home.

  • Ps 69:1-2
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    1To him that excelleth vpon Shoshannim. A Psalme of Dauid. Saue mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.

    2I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.

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    3Though my spirit was in perplexitie in me, yet thou knewest my path: in the way wherein I walked, haue they priuily layde a snare for me.

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    6Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.

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    12For innumerable troubles haue compassed mee: my sinnes haue taken such holde vpon me, that I am not able to looke vp: yea, they are moe in nomber then the heares of mine head: therefore mine heart hath failed me.

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    3O Lorde, thou hast brought vp my soule out of the graue: thou hast reuiued me from them that goe downe into the pit.

  • Ps 88:15-16
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    15I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.

    16Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.

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    16Therefore my soule is nowe powred out vpon me, and the dayes of affliction haue taken holde on me.

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    54Waters flowed ouer mine head, then thought I, I am destroyed.

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    10Therefore snares are round about thee, and feare shal suddenly trouble thee:

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    14The yoke of my transgressions is bounde vpon his hand: they are wrapped, and come vp vpon my necke: hee hath made my strength to fall: the Lord hath deliuered me into their hands, neither am I able to rise vp.

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    19They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,

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    17Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.

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    9He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.