Verse Comparison: Psalms 18:4
American Standard Version
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Amplified® Bible
The cords {or} bands of death surrounded me, and the streams of ungodliness {and} the torrents of ruin terrified me.
Darby English Version
The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
King James Version
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Revised Standard Version
The cords of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me;
Young's Literal Translation
Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.