2 Samuel 22:5

David’s Song of Deliverance

4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. 6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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Berean Standard Bible
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
American Standard Version (1901)
For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
Bible in Basic English
For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
Douay-Rheims 1899
For the pangs of death have surrounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.
Free Bible Version
The waves of death swept over me; surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
Geneva Bible 1599
For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.
King James (Authorized) Version
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
Translation for Translators
“ almost died [PRS]; it was like [MET] a huge wave had crashed over me, and almost destroyed me like a flood.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me.
Noah Webster Bible
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid;
World English Bible
For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Young's Literal Translation
When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,