The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
The verse belongs to a song David composed while Saul was hunting him to take his life. Its sorrows and snares picture David in distress, surrounded by the terrors and dangers of death closing in on him. In that distress he called on God, who heard him and by special care preserved and delivered him from his enemies. The song recounts those dangers and deliverances and praises God as his merciful preserver, giving Him praise and glory.
The verse belongs to a song David composed while Saul was hunting him to take his life. Its sorrows and snares picture David in distress, surrounded by the terrors and dangers of death closing in on him. In that distress he called on God, who heard him and by special care preserved and delivered him from his enemies. The song recounts those dangers and deliverances and praises God as his merciful preserver, giving Him praise and glory.