⁶ The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

³ The cords of death surrounded me, The pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.

⁸ If they are bound in fetters, And are taken in the cords of afflictions,

⁵ The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

⁵ The proud have hidden a snare for me, They have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, To turn from the snares of death.

²⁷ The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people from the snares of death.

² He said, "I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.

²⁴ whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.