Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

May the flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

King James Version

Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Holman Bible

Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.

International Standard Version

Let neither the floodwaters overwhelm me nor let the deep swallow me up, nor the mouth of the well close over me.

A Conservative Version

Let not the water flood overwhelm me, nor let the deep shallow me up. And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

American Standard Version

Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

Amplified


Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.

Bible in Basic English

Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.

Darby Translation

Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

Julia Smith Translation

The streams of water shall not overflow me, and the depth shall not swallow me down, and the well shall not close upon me her mouth.

King James 2000

Let not the floodwater overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not let the torrent of waters flood over me, or [the] deep swallow me, or the pit close its mouth over me.

Modern King James verseion

Do not let the flood of waters overflow me, nor let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut its mouth on me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

NET Bible

Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

New Heart English Bible

Do not let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Do not let the pit shut its mouth on me.

The Emphasized Bible

Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.

Webster

Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

World English Bible

Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.

Youngs Literal Translation

Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.

References

American

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

A Plea For Rescue

14 Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink;
May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.
15 May the flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

Cross References

Numbers 16:33-34

So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.

Psalm 16:10

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

Psalm 88:4-6

I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;
I have become like a man without strength,

Psalm 124:4-5

Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have swept over our soul;

Isaiah 43:1-2

But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!

Jonah 2:2-7

and he said,
“I called out of my distress to the Lord,
And He answered me.
I cried for help from the depth of Sheol;
You heard my voice.

Matthew 12:40

for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Acts 2:24

But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.

Acts 2:31

he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay.

Revelation 12:15-16

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

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