A moment in scripture
Psalms 116:3
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 116:1
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
- Psalms 116:2
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
- Psalms 116:4
Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
- Psalms 116:5
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.