Psalms 116:3
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 116
“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.”Psalms 116:3
What Does Psalms 116:3 Mean?
Psalms 116:3 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 116, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Suffering, and Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 116:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:4“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”1 Samuel 30:6“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.”Psalms 118:5“I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.”Psalms 22:24“For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.”Psalms 18:4“The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.”Psalms 39:12“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.”Psalms 107:13“Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.”Psalms 38:6“I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.”Psalms 120:1“In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.”Acts 2:24“Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”2 Samuel 22:6“The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;”Psalms 32:3“When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.”Psalms 40:2“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”Psalms 55:4“My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.”Psalms 88:6“Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.”Psalms 130:1“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.”Matthew 14:30“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.”James 5:13“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.”Luke 22:44“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”1 Samuel 2:6“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”
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