American Standard Version
"The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. "
— Psalms 18:4, American Standard Version
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.”
“The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.”
“The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.”
“There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.”
“The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.”
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.”
I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
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.
Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.