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A metaphor for death. Combined with the parallel metaphors in this passage, this may use mythological images that depict a struggle with the Canaanite god of death and god of the sea. David’s encounter with pagan forces threatened to ensnare him and pull him down to his death. But God broke the cords and released David from danger.
