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II

The cords of death encompassed me;
    the torrents of destruction terrified me.

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The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death(A) confronted me.

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[a]The flood has raised up, Lord;
    the flood has raised up its roar;
    the flood has raised its pounding waves.
More powerful than the roar of many waters,
    more powerful than the breakers of the sea,
    powerful in the heavens is the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 93:3 The flood: the primordial sea was tamed by God in the act of creation. It is a figure of chaos and rebellion, cf. Ps 46:4.

The seas(A) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(B)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(C)
Mightier than the thunder(D) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers(E) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.(F)

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11 Or darkness—you cannot see!
    A deluge of waters covers you.

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11 why it is so dark(A) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.(B)

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