The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:6 Explained

2 Samuel 22:6

KJV: The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

YLT: The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

Darby: The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;

ASV: The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sorrows  of hell  compassed me about;  the snares  of death  prevented  me; 

What does 2 Samuel 22:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:6 mean?

the sorrows of Sheol surrounded me confronted me the snares of death
חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ מָֽוֶת

חֶבְלֵ֥י  the  sorrows 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
שְׁא֖וֹל  of  Sheol 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: שְׁאֹול  
Sense: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit.
סַבֻּ֑נִי  surrounded  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, first person common singular
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
קִדְּמֻ֖נִי  confronted  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural, first person common singular
Root: קָדַם  
Sense: to meet, come or be in front, confront, go before.
מֹֽקְשֵׁי־  the  snares 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מֹוקֵשׁ  
Sense: bait, lure, snare.
מָֽוֶת  of  death 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.