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Psalm 69:1-2
New English Translation
Psalm 69:1-2
New English Translation
Psalm 69[a]
For the music director, according to the tune of “Lilies”;[b] by David.
69 Deliver me, O God,
for the water has reached my neck.[c]
2 I sink into the deep mire
where there is no solid ground;[d]
I am in[e] deep water,
and the current overpowers me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:1 sn Psalm 69. The psalmist laments his oppressed condition and asks the Lord to deliver him by severely judging his enemies.
- Psalm 69:1 tn Heb “according to lilies.” See the superscription to Ps 45.
- Psalm 69:1 tn The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) here refers to the psalmist’s throat or neck. The psalmist compares himself to a helpless, drowning man.
- Psalm 69:2 tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”
- Psalm 69:2 tn Heb “have entered.”
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