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Psalm 18:4
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. (Psalm 18:4)
Ungodly men.
 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.”