Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life.

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.” Davidic.Save me, God,
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

Save me, O God,
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.

The Emphasized Bible

Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;

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.

References

Fausets

Watsons

Context Readings

A Plea For Rescue

1 For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life.
2 I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Cross References

Psalm 69:14-15

Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not drown; let me be delivered from those that hate me and out of the deep waters.

Psalm 42:7

Deep calls unto deep at the voice of thy waterspouts; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

Psalm 45:1

My heart is overflowing with a good word; I speak of the things which I have done concerning the king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Job 22:11

or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.

Psalm 18:4

The pain of death compassed me, and the rivers of Belial made me afraid.

Psalm 32:6

For this shall every one that is merciful pray unto thee in the time when thou may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near unto him.

Psalm 60:1

O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us; thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Psalm 69:2

I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Psalm 80:1

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.

Isaiah 28:17

Judgment also will I lay to the line and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 43:2

When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Lamentations 3:54

Tzaddi Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am dead.

Jonah 2:3-5

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about; all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

Revelation 12:15-16

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a river after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the river.

Revelation 17:15

And he said unto me, The waters which thou hast seen, where the whore sits, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.

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