2 Samuel 22:5

5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of Belial made me afraid;

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 God is my Strong One; in him will I trust: he is my shield and the horn of my saving health; my defence and my refuge; my saviour, who shall save me from violence.

4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of Belial made me afraid;

6 when the cords of Sheol compassed me about; the snares of death came before me;

7 in my distress I called upon the LORD and cried to my God, who heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.