Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. Young's Literal Translation When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me, King James Bible When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; Hebrew Forכִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the waves מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ (miš·bə·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4867: A breaker (of the sea) of death מָ֑וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin engulfed me; אֲפָפֻ֖נִי (’ă·p̄ā·p̄u·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 661: To surround, encompass the torrents נַחֲלֵ֥י (na·ḥă·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft of chaos בְלִיַּ֖עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness overwhelmed me. יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃ (yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 1204: To fall upon, startle, terrify |