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Psalm 18:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 18:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 The cords of death encompassed me,
and the torrents of destruction assailed me.
6 The cords of the netherworld ensnared me,
and the snares of death[a] rose up before me.
7 In my anguish I cried out to the Lord
and called to my God for help.
From his temple[b] he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:6 Cords of the netherworld . . . snares of death: the psalmist had been in the grip of death and a prisoner of the grave (see Ps 116:3; Job 36:8).
- Psalm 18:7 Temple: God’s heavenly dwelling where he is enthroned (see Pss 11:4; 113:5; Isa 6:1; 40:22).
