Psalm 18:5-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.(A)
6 I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,(B)
and my cry to Him reached His ears.(C)
Psalm 86:13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 For Your faithful love for me is great,
and You deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.(A)
Psalm 88:1-7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 88
A Cry of Desperation
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.(A)
1 Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out before You day and night.(B)
2 May my prayer reach Your presence;
listen to my cry.(C)
3 For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol.(D)
4 I am counted among those going down to the Pit.(E)
I am like a man without strength,(F)
5 abandoned[a] among the dead.
I am like the slain lying in the grave,(G)
whom You no longer remember,
and who are cut off from Your care.[b](H)
6 You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.(I)
7 Your wrath weighs heavily on me;(J)
You have overwhelmed me with all Your waves.(K)
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:5 Or set free
- Psalm 88:5 Or hand
Isaiah 28:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,(A)
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
Isaiah 38:18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.(A)
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
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