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Psalms 69:1
Psalms 69:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
Context of Psalms 69:1
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul. 2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me. 3I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
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הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֤י בָ֖אוּ מַ֣יִם עַד־נָֽפֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 69:1
- Psalms 45:1My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
- Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again.
- Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest [between] the cherubim, shine forth.
- Psalms 69:2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
- Psalms 18:4The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
- Psalms 42:7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy cataracts; all thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.
- Isaiah 28:17And I will appoint judgment for a line, and righteousness for a plummet; and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding-place.
- Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- Lamentations 3:54Waters streamed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
- Jonah 2:3For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.
- Revelation 12:15And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be [as] one carried away by a river.
- Revelation 17:15And he says to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The waters are come in unto my soul - I am in the deepest distress. The waters have broken their dikes, and are just ready to sweep me away! Save me, Lord! In such circumstances I can have no other help. In the first, second, third, fourteenth, and fifteenth verses, the psalmist, speaking in the person of the captives in Babylon, compares their captivity to an abyss of waters, breaking all bounds, and ready to swallow them up; to a deep mire, in which…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Save me, O God - That is, Interpose and deliver me from the dangers which have come upon me. For the waters are come in unto my soul - So as to endanger my life. Waters, deep, raging, overwhelming, are images of calamity or danger. See the notes at Psalm 32:6. Compare Psalm 42:7.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David complains of great distress. (1-12) And begs for succour. (13-21) He declares the judgments of God. (22-29) He concludes with joy and praise. (30-36) Verses 1-12 We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer here spoken of, and ask why, as well as what he suffered, that, meditating thereon, we may be more humbled for sin, and more convinced of our danger, so that we may feel more gratitude and love, constraining us to live to His glory…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Psalm 45 also mentions this tune, but Psalm 45 praises the glory of kingship. In contrast, Psalm 69 is the cry of a tired king who feels abandoned by the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-361-2. (Compare Psa 40:2). come in unto my soul--literally, "come even to my soul," endanger my life by drowning (Jon 2:5).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 69:1 69.1 Elohim ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 69
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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