Psalm 18:5-6
Christian Standard Bible
5 The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.(A)
6 I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,(B)
and my cry to him reached his ears.(C)
Psalm 86:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 For your faithful love for me is great,
and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.(A)
Psalm 86:13
New International Version
Psalm 88:1-7
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 88
A Cry of Desperation
A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.(A)
1 Lord, God of my salvation,
I cry out before you day and night.(B)
2 May my prayer reach your presence;
listen to my cry.(C)
3 For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol.(D)
4 I am counted among those going down to the Pit.(E)
I am like a man without strength,(F)
5 abandoned[a] among the dead.
I am like the slain lying in the grave,(G)
whom you no longer remember,
and who are cut off from your care.[b](H)
6 You have put me in the lowest part of the Pit,
in the darkest places, in the depths.(I)
7 Your wrath weighs heavily on me;(J)
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.(K)Selah
Psalm 88:1-7
New International Version
Psalm 88[a]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.
1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;(A)
day and night I cry out(B) to you.
2 May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
Footnotes
- Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
- Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
- Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
Isaiah 28:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 For you said, “We have made a covenant with Death,
and we have an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming catastrophe[a] passes through,(A)
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”
Footnotes
- 28:15 Or whip; Hb obscure, also in v. 18
Isaiah 28:15
New International Version
Isaiah 38:18
Christian Standard Bible
18 For Sheol cannot thank you;
Death cannot praise you.(A)
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for your faithfulness.
Isaiah 38:18
New International Version
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