When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
The verse belongs to a song David composed while Saul was pursuing him to take his life. It describes facing mortal danger and being afraid as death and wicked enemies surrounded him. The song recounts his dangers and deliverances and praises God as his merciful preserver. It is part of his testimony that God watched over him and delivered him from powerful enemies when he called on the Lord.
The verse belongs to a song David composed while Saul was pursuing him to take his life. It describes facing mortal danger and being afraid as death and wicked enemies surrounded him. The song recounts his dangers and deliverances and praises God as his merciful preserver. It is part of his testimony that God watched over him and delivered him from powerful enemies when he called on the Lord.