2 Samuel 22:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 69:14-15 : 14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water! 15 Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me!
  • Jonah 2:3 : 3 You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.
  • Rev 12:15-16 : 15 Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood, 16 but the earth came to her rescue; the ground opened up and swallowed the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.
  • Rev 17:1 : 1 The Great Prostitute and the Beast Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me.“Come,” he said,“I will show you the condemnation and punishment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,
  • Rev 17:15 : 15 Then the angel said to me,“The waters you saw(where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The waves roar, O LORD, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash. 4 Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the LORD sits enthroned in majesty.
  • Isa 59:19 : 19 In the west, people respect the LORD’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the LORD.
  • Jer 46:7-8 : 7 Who is this that rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage? 8 Egypt rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage. Egypt said,‘I will arise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who inhabit them.’
  • Ps 18:4 : 4 The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 18:3-5
    3 verses
    92%

    3I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

    4The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

    5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    86%

    6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

  • Jonah 2:3-6
    4 verses
    82%

    3You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.

    4I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!

    5Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

    6I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.

  • Ps 116:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

    4I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

  • Ps 69:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

    2I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.

  • Ps 42:7
    78%

    7One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.

  • 2 Sam 22:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

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

  • Lam 3:54
    78%

    54The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.

  • Ps 124:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.

    5The raging water would have overwhelmed us.

  • Ps 55:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

    5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

  • Ps 69:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!

    15Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me!

  • Ps 88:7
    76%

    7Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves.(Selah)

  • 2 Sam 22:4
    75%

    4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

  • Ps 18:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

    17He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

  • Ps 77:16
    75%

    16The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.

  • Job 30:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14They come in as through a wide breach; amid the crash they come rolling in.

    15Terrors are turned loose on me; they drive away my honor like the wind, and like a cloud my deliverance has passed away.

  • Ps 93:3
    74%

    3The waves roar, O LORD, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash.

  • Ps 17:9
    74%

    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Ps 9:13
    74%

    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Ps 32:6
    73%

    6For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.

  • Ps 40:12
    73%

    12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

  • Ps 88:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

    16Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.

    17They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.

  • Exod 15:5
    73%

    5The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone.

  • Ps 56:3
    73%

    3When I am afraid, I trust in you.

  • Ps 86:14
    73%

    14O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

  • Ps 118:18
    73%

    18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

  • Hab 3:10
    73%

    10When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high.

  • Ps 55:16
    73%

    16As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

  • Job 26:5
    72%

    5A Better Description of God’s Greatness“The dead tremble– those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

  • Ps 120:1
    72%

    1A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.

  • Ps 140:5
    72%

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 143:3
    72%

    3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

  • Job 3:25
    72%

    25For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me.

  • Ps 130:1
    72%

    1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

  • Ps 27:1
    72%

    1By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one!