King James Version
Psalms 18:4 in the King James Version says “The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. ungodly men: Heb. Belial” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. ungodly men: Heb. Belial”
Psalms 18:4 · KJV
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. my strength: Heb. my rock
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. ungodly men: Heb. Belial
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. sorrows: or, cords
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
“me and the floods”
H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
“of ungodly men”
H1100without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
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