2 Samuel 22:5
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
Cross-references
Psalm 18:4 is virtually identical wording — both describe the same experience of death's cords and destruction's torrents.
Psalm 93:4 contrasts the threatening waters with God's might, showing He is greater than the waves of destruction.
Revelation 12:15 shows Satan spewing a flood to sweep away God's people, directly paralleling the waves of death.
Psalm 69:14 uses deep waters and mire as metaphors for distress, similar to David's waves of death — both plead for deliverance from overwhelming trouble.
Psalm 69:15 continues the water imagery: 'let not the flood sweep over me' — reinforcing the danger of being engulfed, like David's waves of death.
Psalm 93:3 uses the same flood imagery for overwhelming power, echoing David's description of death's waves.
Isaiah 59:19 uses a rushing stream to depict God's coming judgment, a similar water metaphor for overwhelming force.
Jeremiah 46:7 compares Egypt's rise to a surging river, mirroring the torrents of destruction David faced.
Jeremiah 46:8 continues the flood image of Egypt's destructive surge, similar to David's torrents of destruction.