Psalm 18:4–5
Psalm 18:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 The cords of death entangled me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Psalm 18:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 The ropes of death entangled me;
floods of destruction swept over me.
5 The grave wrapped its ropes around me;
death laid a trap in my path.
Psalm 18:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 The ropes of death came around me;
the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
5 The ropes of death wrapped around me.
The traps of death were before me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 The cords of death compassed me,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The cords of Sheol were round about me;
The snares of death came upon me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid. 5 The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 The ropes of death had become tangled around me.
The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
5 The ropes of the grave had surrounded me.
The clutches of death had confronted me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 The ropes of death were wrapped around me;
the torrents of destruction terrified me.
5 The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 The cords of death encompassed me;
the torrents of perdition assailed me;
5 the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 The ropes of death encircled me,
and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.
5 The ropes of Sheol surrounded me;
the snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me.
A destroying flood swept over me.
5 The ropes of the grave were tight around me.
Death set its trap in front of me.
Psalm 18:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.
5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.