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Death bound me with chains, and the floods of ungodliness mounted a massive attack against me. Trapped and helpless, I struggled against the ropes that drew me on to death.

In my distress I screamed to the Lord for his help. And he heard me from heaven;[a] my cry reached his ears.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:6 from heaven, literally, “out of his temple.”

The cords of death(A) entangled me;
    the torrents(B) of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death(C) confronted me.

In my distress(D) I called to the Lord;(E)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(F)
    my cry came(G) before him, into his ears.

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