New King James Version
Psalms 69:1
1Save me, O God! For the waters have 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 Living Translation (NLT)Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
Context of Psalms 69:1
Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. 2I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me. 3I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
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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 45:1My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
- Psalms 60:1O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!
- Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
- Psalms 69:2I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.
- Psalms 18:4The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
- Psalms 42:7Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me.
- Isaiah 28:17Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place.
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
- Lamentations 3:54The waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”
- Jonah 2:3For You cast me into the deep, Into the heart of the seas, And the floods surrounded me; All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
- Revelation 12:15So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
- Revelation 17:15Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, 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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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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