E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 18:5
hell = the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35 . snares. Hebrew. yakash = noose, or snare. prevented = were beforehand with, or confronted. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 18:6
temple = palace. Put for heaven itself. cried . . . ears. See note on Psalms 18:41 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 18:4
"The cords of death compassed me,And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. The cords of Sheol were round about me;The snares of death came upon me.In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and cried unto my God:He heard my voice out of his temple,And my cry before him came into his ears."David's crying unto Jehovah was directly the result of the distress which came upon him. This reminds us of the words of Jonah, who said, "By reason of my affliction, I cried unto Jehovah" (Jonah 2:2). There... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 18:4
Psalms 18:4. The sorrows of death, &c.— The whirlpools of death in heaps rolled over me. Chandler. In the parallel place of Samuel, it is, The waves of death compassed me. Dr. Delaney observes, that nothing can be a finer emblem of a host of men, in their several ranks, than the waves of the sea, succeeding one another in their natural order; and when we consider them pressing forward to the destruction of their adversaries, they may very properly be termed waves of death. The next clause... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 18:5
Psalms 18:5. The sorrows of hell, &c.— The nets of Hades, &c. Chandler; with whom Houbigant and Mudge agree; for, by this rendering, the clauses again in this verse properly correspond. By the cords and toils of hell, he means, such as would have sent him into the state of the dead, if he had been taken by them. For he adds, The snares of death prevented me; i.e. "Deadly snares invaded me, and came on me unawares; so that I had no power or opportunity to prevent them." See Psa 18:18 and... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:3
3. to be praised—for past favors, and worthy of confidence. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:4
4. sorrows—literally, "bands as of a net" (Psalms 116:3). floods—denotes "multitude." read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:5
5. death—and hell (compare Psalms 16:10) are personified as man's great enemies (compare Revelation 20:13; Revelation 20:14). prevented—encountered me, crossed my path, and endangered my safety. He does not mean he was in their power. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:6
6. He relates his methods to procure relief when distressed, and his success. temple—(Compare :-). read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 18:4
sorrows = meshes, or snares (Hebrew. hebel). Not bodily pains. ungodly men = Belial. read more