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Trapped and Overwhelmed
The verse uses powerful metaphors to describe a state of utter desperation. Commentators explain the 'cords of death' as snares trapping David, while the 'floods of ungodly men' depict a torrent of evil threatening to sweep him away. This language conveys a feeling of being completely surrounded and helpless, setting the stage for God's dramatic rescue.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 18:4
18th Century
Theologian
The sorrows of death compassed me—Surrounded me. That is, he was in imminent danger of death, or in the midst of such pangs and sor…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 18:4
19th Century
Bishop
The sorrows of death. —The Hebrew word can mean either birth pangs (Septuagint and Acts 2:24, where see Note, New Tes…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 18:4–5
19th Century
Preacher
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death pr…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 18:4
16th Century
Theologian
The cords of death had compassed me about. David now begins to recount the undeniable and glorious proofs by which he had experienced that…
John Gill
On Psalms 18:4
17th Century
Pastor
The sorrows of death compassed me
These words and the following, in this verse and (Psalms 18:5), as the…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 18:1–19
17th Century
Minister
The first words, "I will love you, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm (Psalms 18:1). Those who trul…