Reference

Psalms 116:3

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
1

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

2

Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

4

Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

5

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Hell Terminology (Sheol/Hades/Gehenna/Lake of Fire)
Multi-Signal Classification
65% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Sheol / The Grave
Keyword Match
60% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Sheol / The Grave

The verse describes a state of being "compassed" by sorrows and "gat hold upon" by pains, which could be interpreted as a metaphorical description of extreme suffering in life rather than a literal destination or state of the dead.