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Psalms 116:3

Psalms 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The sorrows of death compassed me,.... Christ, of whom David was a type, was a man of sorrows all his days; and in the garden he was surrounded with sorrow; exceeding sorrowful even unto death, in a…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The sorrows of death - What an expression! We know of no intenser sorrows pertaining to this world than those which we associate with the dying struggle - whether our views in regard to the reality of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 116:1-9

In this part of the psalm we have,

I. A general account of David's experience, and his pious resolutions (Psa 116:1, Psa 116:2), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an idea of it.…