Parallel Verses
Amplified
The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
New American Standard Bible
And the
I found distress and sorrow.
King James Version
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Holman Bible
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.
International Standard Version
The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.
A Conservative Version
The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow.
American Standard Version
The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Bible in Basic English
The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow.
Darby Translation
The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
Julia Smith Translation
The pains of death surrounded me, and the distresses of hades found me: shall find straits and affliction.
King James 2000
The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the pangs of sheol got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[The] ropes of death encircled me, and the distresses of Sheol found me. I found trouble and grief.
Modern King James verseion
The sorrows of death hemmed me in, and the pains of hell took hold on me; I found trouble and sorrow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The snares of death compassed me round about, the pains of hell got hold upon me.
NET Bible
The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
New Heart English Bible
The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
The Emphasized Bible
The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found;
Webster
The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of hell came upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
World English Bible
The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
Youngs Literal Translation
Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find.
Themes
Distress » Sorrow » Common to all men
Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 116:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For God's Deliverance
2
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.
The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,
And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”
Cross References
Psalm 18:4-6
The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
Psalm 32:3-4
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all the day long.
Psalm 38:6
I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go about mourning all day long.
Psalm 88:6-7
You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In dark places, in the depths.
Isaiah 53:3-4
He was despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces
He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
Jonah 2:2-3
and said,
And He answered me;
Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help,
And You heard my voice.
Mark 14:33-36
He took Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled [extremely anguished at the prospect of what was to come].
Luke 22:44
And being in agony [deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death], He prayed more intently; and His
Hebrews 5:7
In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].