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(4) “For the cords of death surrounded me,
the floods of B’liya‘al terrified me,
(5) the ropes of Sh’ol were wrapped around me,
the snares of death lay there before me.
(6) In my distress I called to Adonai;
I cried out to my God.
Out of his temple he heard my voice;
my cry reached his ears.

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The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death(A) confronted me.

In my distress(B) I called to the Lord;(C)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(D)
    my cry came(E) before him, into his ears.
The earth trembled(F) and quaked,(G)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;(H)
    they trembled because he was angry.(I)

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