Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; according to
Save me, O God,
For the
King James Version
{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
Holman Bible
For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.”
for the water has risen to my neck.
International Standard Version
Deliver me, God, because the waters are up to my neck.
A Conservative Version
Save me, O God, for the waters have come in to my soul.
American Standard Version
Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.
Amplified
For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].
Bible in Basic English
Be my saviour, O God; because the waters have come in, even to my neck.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer upon the lilies; to David. Save me, O God, for the waters came even to the soul.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician upon shoshannim. A Psalm of David.] Save me, O God; for the waters have come in unto my soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Save me, O God, because waters have come up to [my] neck.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. Concerning the Lilies. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God! for the waters have come in on my soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, of David} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.
NET Bible
For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.
New Heart English Bible
Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
Webster
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul.
World English Bible
Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.
Themes
Afflictions » Resignation in trials, examples of » Waters of affliction
Music » Shoshannim and shushan-eduth » In the titles to
Reproach » The reproaches of man falling on jesus Christ
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 69:1
Prayers for Psalm 69:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Rescue
1 Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life; 2 I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
Cross References
Psalm 69:14-15
Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:
Psalm 42:7
Roaring deep unto roaring deep, is calling, at the voice of thy cataracts, All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, have passed.
Psalm 45:1
Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, like the pen of a scribe who is skilled.
Job 22:11
Or darkness - thou canst not see, and, a flood of waters, covereth thee.
Psalm 18:4
The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;
Psalm 32:6
For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, - Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.
Psalm 60:1
O God, thou hast rejected us - hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?
Psalm 69:2
I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
Psalm 80:1
O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
Isaiah 28:17
But I will make - Justice the line, and Righteousness the plummet, - And the hail shall, sweep away, your refuge of lying, And your hiding-place, the waters shall overflow;
Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, with thee, I am, Or, through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee, - When thou walkest through fire, thou shall not be scorched, And, a flame, shall not kindle upon thee;
Lamentations 3:54
Waters, flowed over, my head, I said, I am cut off!
Jonah 2:3-5
For thou hast cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and, a flood, enveloped me, - All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, passed.
Revelation 12:15-16
And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.
Revelation 17:15
And he saith unto me - The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are, peoples and multitudes, and nations and tongues.