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Psalm 116:3-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

3 I was caught by the cords of death;[a](A)
    the snares of Sheol had seized me;
    I felt agony and dread.
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord,
    “O Lord, save my life!”

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  1. 116:3 The cords of death: death is personified here; it attempts to capture the psalmist with snares and nets, cf. Ps 18:6.
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