Psalms 69:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 69:1

An Urgent Plea for Help in Trouble

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Psalm of David.

1 Save me, O God!
For ^athe waters have come up to my neck.

2 ^aI sink in deep mire,
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me.

3 ^aI am weary with my crying;
My throat is dry;
^bMy eyes fail while I wait for my God.

4 Those who ^ahate me without a cause
Are more than the hairs of my head;
They are mighty who would destroy me,
Being my enemies wrongfully;
Though I have stolen nothing,
I still must restore it.

5 O God, You know my foolishness;
And my sins are not hidden from You.

6 Let not those who¹ wait for You, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed because of me;
Let not those who seek You be¹ confounded because of me, O God of Israel.

7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Shame has covered my face.

8 ^aI have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;

9 ^aBecause zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
^bAnd the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.

11 I also¹ made sackcloth my garment;
I became a byword to them.

12 Those who¹ sit in the gate speak against me,
And I am the song of the ^adrunkards.

13 But as for me, my prayer is to You,
O Lord, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.

14 Deliver me out of the mire,
And let me not sink;
Let me be delivered from those who hate me,
And out of the deep waters.

15 Let not the floodwater overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.

16 Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.

17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in trouble;
Hear me speedily.

18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;
Deliver me because of my enemies.

19 You know ^amy reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.

20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of¹ heaviness;
^aI looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for ^bcomforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for my food,
^aAnd for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 ^aLet their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 69:1

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American Standard Version
Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.

Amplified® Bible
SAVE ME, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck [they threaten my life].

Contemporary English Version
(By David for the music leader. To the tune "Lilies.") Save me, God! I am about to drown.

Darby English Version
{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.

Good News Bible
Save me, O God! The water is up to my neck;

King James Version
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

New American Standard Bible
Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.

New International Version
Save me, O God,
for the waters have come up to my neck.

New King James Version
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.”A Psalm of David. Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.

Revised Standard Version
To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- `On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

New English Translation
Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.¹

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