Psalm 18:5

5 Der Hölle Bande umfingen mich, und des Todes Stricke überwältigten mich.

Psalm 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:5

The sorrows of hell compassed me about
Or "the cords of the grave" ^F19, under the power of which he was detained for awhile; the allusion may be to the manner of burying among the Jews, who wound up their dead bodies in linen clothes; so that they were as persons bound hand and foot; and thus were they laid in the grave; see ( John 11:44 ) ; and so was Christ, till he was raised from the dead, when he showed himself to have the keys of hell and death, and to be no more under their power, or be held by them;

the snares of death prevented me;
or "met" or "got before me" ^F20 the sense is, he was taken in them: this phrase designs the insidious ways and methods which the enemies of Christ took to ensnare him, and take away his life, and in which they succeeded; see ( Matthew 26:4 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (lwav ylbx) "funes sepulchri", Musculus, Gejerus.
F20 (ynwmdq) "praeoccupaverunt me", V. L. "anteverterunt me", Vatablus; "occurrerunt", Cocceius.

Psalm 18:5 In-Context

3 Ich rufe an den HERRN, den Hochgelobten, so werde ich von meinen Feinden erlöst.

4 Es umfingen mich des Todes Bande, und die Bäche des Verderbens erschreckten mich.

5 Der Hölle Bande umfingen mich, und des Todes Stricke überwältigten mich.

6 Da mir angst war, rief ich den HERRN an und schrie zu meinem Gott; da erhörte er meine Stimme von seinem Tempel, und mein Schreien kam vor ihn zu seinen Ohren.

7 Die Erde bebte und ward bewegt, und die Grundfesten der Berge regten sich und bebten, da er zornig war.