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Psalms 18:5 — King James Version← Study notes

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.


Psalms 18:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:56 words
HebrewMeaning
אֲפָפ֥וּ/נִיʾăpāpwniy
they encompassed meverbH661
חֶבְלֵיḥebəlēy
the cords ofnounH2256
coast · company · cord · country ···
מָ֑וֶתmāwet
deathnounH4194
death · die
וְֽ/נַחֲלֵ֖יwənaḥălēy
and the torrents ofconjH5158
flood · river · stream · valley
בְלִיַּ֣עַלbəliyaʿal
worthlessnessnounH1100
evil · naughty · ungodly · wicked
יְבַֽעֲתֽוּ/נִיyəbaʿătwniy
they overwhelmed meverbH1204
be afraid · terrify · trouble
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 18:5

To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 18 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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