אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃
The cords of death compassed me, And the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Psalms 116:3: and classical philosophical sources.