Psalm 69:1

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Summary

Psalm 69:1

{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

The waters

General references

Jonah 2:5

Bible References

The waters

I have sunk in deep mire, where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, where a flood overwhelms me.

The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.

Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

“I will make justice the measuring line
And righteousness the mason’s level;
Then hail will sweep away the refuge of lies
And waters will flood over the secret [hiding] place.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

The waters ran down on my head;
I said, “I am cut off (destroyed)!”

“For You cast me into the deep,
Into the [deep] heart of the seas,
And the currents surrounded and engulfed me;
All Your breakers and billowing waves passed over me.

And the serpent hurled water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.

Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.

General references

“The waters surrounded me, to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Seaweed was wrapped around my head.