“ The sorrowsc of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. ”
The sorrows of hell - Margin, “cords.” The word used here is the same which occurs in the previous verse, and which is there rendered “sorrows.” It is correctly translated here, as in that verse,...
XVIII. See p. 367 for the reasons which make it impossible to ascribe this Ps. to David. Even scholars who hold traditional views admit that he cannot have written it as it stands, and that additio...
hell . the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35. snares. Hebrew. yakash = noose, or snare. prevented . were beforehand with, or confronted.
We shall now make a few observations with respect to the words. The Hebrew word חבלי, chebley, means cords or sorrows, or any deadly evil, (395) which consumes a man’s health and str...
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. The sorrows of hell - חבלי שאול chebley sheol, the cables or cords of the grave. Is not this a reference to the cords or rope...
The sorrows of hell, &c.— The nets of Hades, &c. Chandler; with whom Houbigant and Mudge agree; for, by this rendering, the clauses again in this verse properly correspond. By the cords...
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows ... the sorrows - rather, 'the cords ... the cords,' as the parallel word, "the snares" ( Psalms 1...
Of all the Pss. this is the one which can be ascribed with greatest confidence to David. It is found, with some variations, in 2 Samuel 22 , and the title is largely taken from 2 Samuel 22:1 . It c...
Hell. — Heb., sheôl. (See Note on Psalms 6:5 .) Prevented — i.e., suddenly seized upon. The poet seems to feel the cords already tightening on his limbe. He is not dead yet, but like to the...
Psalms 18:1-50 THE description of the theophany ( Psalms 18:7-19 ) and that of the psalmist's God-won victories ( Psalms 18:32-46 ) appear to refer to the same facts, transfigured in the former ca...
a Wonderful Deliverance Psalms 18:1-26 There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1-51 . Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 18:2 and Psalms 18:49 are applied in the New Testament to the Lord...
This is one of the most majestic and beautiful of the worship psalms. It is at once a perfect pattern of praise and therefore a great revelation of the method and might and mercy of God. So clear and...
How beautifully Peter comments upon these sufferings of Jesus, Acts 2:24 . But, while we behold the holy nature of Christ, as incapable of corruption, and therefore incapable of being holden by the...
The sorrows of hell compassed me about ,.... Or "the cords of the grave" s, under the power of which he was detained for awhile; the allusion may be to the manner of burying among the Jews, who woun...
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. Ver. 5. The sorrows ] Or, throes, or cords, such as wherewith they bind malefactors led forth to execution. The snare...
The sorrows of death compassed me That is, dangerous and deadly troubles. Or, the bands , or cords , of death, as חבלי, cheblee , may be rendered, quæ hominem quasi fune arctissime constringunt,...
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. To the chief musician, A psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unt...
Of hell; or, of the grave , which brought me to the brink of the grave. Prevented me; had almost taken hold of me, ere I was aware of my danger.
Troubles and Death Had Pressed In On Him ( Psalms 18:4-6 ). ‘The cords of death encompassed me, And the floods of ungodliness (literally ‘worthlessness' - belial) made me afraid. The cords of Sh...
INTRODUCTION “This magnificent triumphal hymn was composed by David in celebration of his deliverance from his enemies. But the sublimity of the figures used in it, and the consent of ancient commen...
hell Hebrew, "Sheol," ( See Scofield) - ( Habakkuk 2:5 ).
Psalms 18:1 . I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. «I do love thee, and I will love thee yet more and more. I bind myself to thee for the future as well as the present.» Psalms 18:2 . The LO...
David prays here in his own person, this being a psalm of memorial, when the Lord had delivered him out of the hands of Saul and of all his enemies. But as he ever worshipped with the promise at his...
The sorrows of death compassed me. Estimating our sorrows No attempt is here made to diminish the severity of the crisis. Often when a great agony is overpast, the sufferer himself forgets its...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has many characteristics which distinguish it, not only from all that have preceded it in the collection, but from all those which are assigned to David by their titles...
A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Victory. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical service of the Tabernacle and the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, H...
Acts 2:24 ; Ecclesiastes 9:12 ; Psalms 86:13 ; Psalms 88:3-8
Sorrows — Which brought me to the brink of the grave. Death — Had almost taken hold of me, before I was aware.