2 Samuel 22:5

5 Death's waves were all around me; rivers of wickedness terrified me.

2 Samuel 22:5 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:5

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly
men made me afraid.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:4).

2 Samuel 22:5 In-Context

3 My God is my rock—I take refuge in him!— he's my shield and my salvation's strength, my place of safety and my shelter. My savior! Save me from violence!

4 Because he is praiseworthy, I cried out to the LORD, and I was saved from my enemies.

5 Death's waves were all around me; rivers of wickedness terrified me.

6 The cords of the grave surrounded me; death's traps held me tight.

7 In my distress I cried out to the LORD; I cried out to my God. God heard my voice from his temple; my cry for help reached his ears.