Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. Young's Literal Translation Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find. King James Bible The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Hebrew The ropesחֶבְלֵי־ (ḥeḇ·lê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin of death מָ֗וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin entangled me, אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ (’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 661: To surround, encompass and the anguish וּמְצָרֵ֣י (ū·mə·ṣā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4712: Something tight, trouble of Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) overcame me; מְצָא֑וּנִי (mə·ṣā·’ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present I was confronted אֶמְצָֽא׃ (’em·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present by trouble צָרָ֖ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival and sorrow. וְיָג֣וֹן (wə·yā·ḡō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3015: Grief, sorrow |