4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men [1] made me afraid.

Other Translations of Psalm 18:4

New International Version

4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

English Standard Version

4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;Or terrified me

The Message

4 The hangman's noose was tight at my throat; devil waters rushed over me.

New King James Version

4 The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

New Living Translation

4 The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:4

Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19

(Read Psalm 18:1-19)

The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very fully described, Hebrews 5:7. God made the earth to shake and tremble, and the rocks to cleave, and brought him out, in his resurrection, because he delighted in him and in his undertaking.

16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many [2] waters.

Other Translations of Psalm 18:16

New International Version

16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.

English Standard Version

16 He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.

The Message

16 But me he caught - reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out

New King James Version

16 He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

New Living Translation

16 He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:16

Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19

(Read Psalm 18:1-19)

The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very fully described, Hebrews 5:7. God made the earth to shake and tremble, and the rocks to cleave, and brought him out, in his resurrection, because he delighted in him and in his undertaking.