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2 Samuel 22:6

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

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:4

    I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

  2. 2 Samuel 22:5

    When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

  3. 2 Samuel 22:7

    In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

  4. 2 Samuel 22:8

    Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

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