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Psalms 18:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

Psalms 18:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 18:4

Theological / Devotional

Sorrows. Heb. chabalim, “ropes,” “cords.” 2 Sam. 22:5 has “waves.”

Of death. David said to Jonathan: “There is but a step between me and death” (1 Sam. 20:3).

Ungodly men. Heb. beliyya‘al, meaning “worthlessness,” but frequently translated “Belial.” “Sons of Belial” is a common Biblical phrase denoting men of base character who resort to violence (see on Judges 19:22; 1 Sam. 2:12).

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