3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from my enemies.

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.

6 In my distress I called to the Lord;

I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my cry came before him, into his ears.

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.

3 I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and he saved me from my enemies.

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.

6 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;

yes, I prayed to my God for help.

He heard me from his sanctuary;

my cry to him reached his ears.

3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;

So shall I be saved from my enemies.

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.

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,

And cried out to my God;

He heard my voice from His temple,

And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

3 I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I will be saved from my enemies.

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.

6 In my trouble I called to the Lord.

I cried out to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my call for help reached his ears.

3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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.

6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah,

And cried unto my God:

He heard my voice out of his temple,

And my cry before him came into his ears.

3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 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. 6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.

3 The Lord should be praised. 

I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies. 

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. 

6 I called on the Lord in my distress. 

I cried to my God for help. 

He heard my voice from his temple, 

and my cry for help reached his ears. 

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I was saved from my enemies.

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.

6 I called to the Lord in my distress,

and I cried to my God for help.

From His temple He heard my voice,

and my cry to Him reached His ears.

3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,

so I shall be saved from my enemies.

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.

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord;

to my God I cried for help.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry to him reached his ears.

3 I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised,

and I was saved from my enemies.

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.

6 In my trouble I called on Yahweh,

and to my God I cried for help.

He heard my voice from his temple,

and my cry for help

came up before his presence into his ears.

3 I call out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise.

He saves me from my enemies.

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.

6 When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord.

I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice.

My cry for help reached his ears.

3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,

And I am saved from my enemies.

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.

6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,

And cried to my God for help;

He heard my voice out of His temple,

And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.