Heb. beliyya‘al, meaning “worthlessness,” but frequently translated “Belial.”“Sons of Belial” is a common Biblical phrase denoting men of base character who resort to violence (see on Judges 19:22; 1 Sam. 2:12).
Of death.
David said to Jonathan: “There is but a step between me and death” (1 Sam. 20:3).
Sorrows.
Heb. chabalim, “ropes,”“cords.”2 Sam. 22:5 has “waves.”