Psalms 18:5

hell. the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35.

snares. Hebrew. yakash = noose, or snare.

prevented. were beforehand with, or confronted.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.”...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 can...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

We shall now make a few observations with respect to the words. The Hebrew word חבלי, chebley, means cords or sorrows, or any deadly...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 g...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The sorrows of hell, &c.— The nets of Hades, &c. Chandler; with whom Houbigant and Mudge agree; for, by this rendering, the clauses again...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows ... the sorrows - rather, 'the cords ... the cor...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hell] RV 'Sheol,' the state of the dead. Prevented] RV 'came upon.' So in Psalms 18:18 ; Psalms 18:4-5 mean that David felt himself in peril of...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hell. — Heb., sheôl. (See Note on Psalms 6:5 .) Prevented — i.e., suddenly seized upon. The poet seems to feel the cords already tightening...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 refe...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How beautifully Peter comments upon these sufferings of Jesus, Acts 2:24 . But, while we behold the holy nature of Christ, as incapable of corruptio...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 bin...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The sorrows of death compassed me That is, dangerous and deadly troubles. Or, the bands , or cords , of death, as חבלי, cheblee , may be rendere...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. To the chief musician, A psalm...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Troubles and Death Had Pressed In On Him ( Psalms 18:4-6 ). ‘The cords of death encompassed me, And the floods of ungodliness (literally ‘worthle...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This magnificent triumphal hymn was composed by David in celebration of his deliverance from his enemies. But the sublimity of the fig...
Scofield Reference Notes

hell Hebrew, "Sheol," ( See Scofield) - ( Habakkuk 2:5 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 futur...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 18:1 . To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 18:1 . I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. What a blessed «I will»: «I will love thee»! He does love the Lord, and he declares that he...
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Psalms 18:1-3 . I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom I will tr...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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....
The Biblical Illustrator

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 ag...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm has many characteristics which distinguish it, not only from all that have preceded it in the collection, but from all t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Victory. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical service of the Tabernacle and the Te...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The sorrows of hell, the bands of the realm of death, compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me, going ahead, anticipating his every mov...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 2:24 ; Ecclesiastes 9:12 ; Psalms 86:13 ; Psalms 88:3-8
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sorrows — Which brought me to the brink of the grave. Death — Had almost taken hold of me, before I was aware.

⁵ The sorrowsc of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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