2 Samuel 22:5

5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men 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 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest 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 ungodly-men made me afraid;

6 The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;

7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry [entered] into his ears.