2 Samuel 22:5 meaning and explanation
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
2 Samuel 22:5, Berean Standard Bible
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David is speaking near the end of his life, looking back on years of pursuit by Saul and by enemies, and he pictures his danger as floodwaters closing over him. The Hebrew word for chaos, beliyyaal, also carries the sense of worthlessness or destruction, and it names the grave's threatening power.
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