Reference

Psalms 107:18

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
16

For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

19

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

20

He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Sheol / The Grave
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Counter-Arguments

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Sheol / The Grave

While "gates of death" clearly refers to a state of dying or being near death, the verse does not explicitly mention Sheol, the grave, the pit, or the dust as the *destination* or *state* of the dead, but rather the *approach* to death.