Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;

Webster's Bible (WBT)

The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.