2 Samuel 22:6

6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

2 Samuel 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:6

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death
prevented me.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:5).

2 Samuel 22:6 In-Context

4 I call [upon] Yahweh who is praiseworthy, and I [am] saved from those who hate me.

5 For the breaker waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

7 In my distress I called [upon] Yahweh, and to my God I called. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help [was] to his ears.

8 The earth heaved and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved because {he was angry}.