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Psalms 69:1
1Please rescue me, God, because the deep water has come up to my neck.
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
Please rescue me, God, because the deep water has come up to my neck. 2I will soon sink into deep mud. There is no safe place to put my feet. I am now in deep water, and the floods pour over me. 3I have shouted so much for help that I am tired and weak. My mouth is so dry that it hurts. I have looked so long for help from you, my God, that my eyes have become weak.
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הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֤י בָ֖אוּ מַ֣יִם עַד־נָֽפֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:1
- Psalms 45:1This beautiful song makes my heart very happy. I will sing this special poem to the king. My voice is ready to sing it very well, as well as a clever writer can write with a pen.
- Psalms 60:1God, you have turned against us, and you have broken down our strong walls. You are angry with us, but please make us strong again!
- Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
- Psalms 69:2I will soon sink into deep mud. There is no safe place to put my feet. I am now in deep water, and the floods pour over me.
- Psalms 18:4Death was near enough to catch me! Danger was like a river that poured over me.
- Psalms 42:7I hear your waterfalls make a noise like thunder. It seems like all that water is pouring over me and it knocks me down to the ground.
- Isaiah 28:17Justice and righteousness will make that foundation strong and true. But if you trust in lies, a storm of ice will destroy your safe place. A flood of water will destroy the place where you are hiding.
- Isaiah 43:2When you go through deep water, I will be with you. When you cross dangerous rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, it will not burn you. The flames will not destroy you.
- Lamentations 3:54The water covered my head. Then I said, ‘I will soon die.’
- Jonah 2:3You threw me into the deep water, and I fell into the middle of the sea. The deep water covered me. You sent big waves to roll over me.
- Revelation 12:15Then the dragon poured lots of water out of his mouth like a river. He wanted the river of water to carry the woman away.
- Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, ‘You saw the many rivers where the prostitute sits. Those rivers are a picture of people from many nations. They are crowds of people from different countries who speak many different languages.
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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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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