The (A)cords of [a]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
In my (B)distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice (C)out of His temple,
And my (D)cry for help before Him came into His ears.

Then the (E)earth shook and quaked;
And the (F)foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:5 I.e. the nether world

The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death(A) confronted me.

In my distress(B) I called to the Lord;(C)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(D)
    my cry came(E) before him, into his ears.
The earth trembled(F) and quaked,(G)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;(H)
    they trembled because he was angry.(I)

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