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let not the Pit close its mouth over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let not the floodwater overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit close its mouth on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />May the flood of water not overflow me, And may the deep not swallow me up, And may the pit not shut its mouth on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me, Nor the deep waters swallow me up, Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me or the deep swallow me up; don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t let the floodwaters sweep over me or the deep swallow me up; don&#8217t let the Pit close its mouth over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let me be swept away by a flood or drowned in the ocean or swallowed by death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do not let floodwaters sweep me away. Do not let the ocean swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't let the flood come over me; don't let me drown in the depths or sink into the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let neither the floodwaters overwhelm me nor let the deep swallow me up, nor the mouth of the well close over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not let a flood of waters overflow me, "" Nor let the deep swallow me up, "" Nor let the pit shut her mouth on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep swallow me up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:16>Do not allow the tempest of water to submerge me, nor the deep to absorb me. And do not allow the well to close in on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not let the flood waters overwhelm me, nor the deep swallow me, nor the pit close its mouth over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not let the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the Pit close its mouth over me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the well shut its mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />So that a whirlpool of waters will not sink me neither the mire swallow me, nor a well shut its mouth upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let not the waterflood drown me, nor let the deep swallow me up; neither let the well shut its mouth upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8237" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">The Waters Are Up to My Neck</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641: šib·bō·leṯ (N-fsc) -- Ear (of grain). Or shibboleth; from the same as shebel; a stream; also an ear of grain; by analogy, a branch.">let the floods</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7857.htm" title="7857: tiš·ṭə·p̄ê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To overflow, rinse or wash off. A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer.">engulf me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4688.htm" title="4688: mə·ṣū·lāh (N-fs) -- Depth, deep. Or mtsolah; also mtsuwlah; or mtsulah; from the same as tsuwlah; a deep place.">or the depths</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1104.htm" title="1104: tiḇ·lā·‘ê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To swallow down, swallow up, engulf. A primitive root; to make away with; generally, to destroy.">swallow me up;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">let not</a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: bə·’êr (N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">the Pit</a> <a href="/hebrew/332.htm" title="332: te’·ṭar- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To shut up, close, bind. A primitive root; to close up.">close</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">its mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3-6</a></span><br />For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. / At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ / The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54-55</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die. / I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></span><br />He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></span><br />When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a></span><br />So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-19.htm">Job 30:19</a></span><br />He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalm 124:4-5</a></span><br />then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, / then the raging waters would have swept us away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6-7</a></span><br />You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. / Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-5.htm">Ezekiel 47:5</a></span><br />Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-7.htm">Romans 10:7</a></span><br />or, ‘Who will descend into the Abyss?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38-39</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” / Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let not the flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth on me.</p><p class="hdg">waterflood</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1,2</a></b></br> But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called <i>thee</i> by thy name; thou <i>art</i> mine… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2-7</a></b></br> And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, <i>and</i> thou heardest my voice… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></b></br> For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">pit</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></b></br> For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Psalm 88:4-6</a></b></br> I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man <i>that hath</i> no strength: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Numbers 16:33,34</a></b></br> They, and all that <i>appertained</i> to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Close</a> <a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Engulf</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm">Floodwaters</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Head</a> <a href="/psalms/66-17.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/mark/4-5.htm">Shallow</a> <a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Swallow</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/psalms/66-17.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Waterflood</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Close</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/hosea/7-2.htm">Engulf</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Floodwaters</a> <a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Head</a> <a href="/psalms/71-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Overwhelm</a> <a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Shallow</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/84-3.htm">Swallow</a> <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Water</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Waterflood</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 69</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">David complains of his affliction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">He devotes his enemies to destruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">He praises God with thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Floods in the ancient Near East were a common metaphor for chaos and destruction, as seen in the Genesis account of Noah's flood. The psalmist's cry can be seen as a request for God's intervention against forces that threaten to overpower him. This imagery is also used in <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a>, where God promises to be with His people through the waters, symbolizing His protection and presence.<p><b>or the depths swallow me up</b><br>The "depths" here refer to the deep waters or the abyss, often associated with Sheol or the realm of the dead in Hebrew thought. This reflects a fear of being consumed by death or despair. The imagery of being swallowed is reminiscent of Jonah's experience in the belly of the great fish, symbolizing a descent into a place of hopelessness from which only divine intervention can rescue. This phrase underscores the psalmist's desperation and reliance on God for salvation.<p><b>let not the Pit close its mouth over me</b><br>The "Pit" is a common biblical metaphor for Sheol, the grave, or the underworld. It represents a place of finality and separation from the living. The imagery of the Pit closing its mouth suggests being trapped or sealed in death, with no escape. This plea for deliverance from the Pit echoes the hope of resurrection and redemption found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a>, where David expresses confidence that God will not abandon him to the grave. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who conquered death and the grave, offering hope of eternal life to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Psalm 69</a>, David is expressing a deep sense of distress and seeking deliverance from overwhelming circumstances.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/floodwaters.htm">Floodwaters</a></b><br>Symbolic of overwhelming troubles or adversities that threaten to engulf the psalmist.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_depths.htm">The Depths</a></b><br>Represents the deep, chaotic waters often associated with Sheol or the grave in Hebrew thought, symbolizing death or destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pit.htm">The Pit</a></b><br>A metaphor for Sheol, the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of no return or entrapment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew culture, Sheol is the abode of the dead, a place of darkness and silence, often used metaphorically for despair or hopelessness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/cry_for_deliverance.htm">Cry for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like David, we can cry out to God in our times of distress, trusting in His power to save us from overwhelming situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Water often symbolizes chaos and danger in Scripture. Recognize the spiritual battles we face and seek God's peace and order.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>Even when we feel trapped in the "pit" of life, we can have hope that God hears our cries and will deliver us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_death.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Death</a></b><br>The imagery of the pit closing its mouth reminds us of God's ultimate victory over death through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>Trust in God's perfect timing for deliverance, even when it seems delayed from our perspective.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_69.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 69</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_80_4-5_show_a_kind_god.htm">How does Psalm 80:4-5 align with the image of a benevolent God when He supposedly 'feeds' and 'drinks' His people with sorrow and tears?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_joshua_6_21_with_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the mass killing commanded in this chapter with the Bible's teachings on mercy (Joshua 6:21)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_disasters_fit_god's_purposes.htm">Job 37:12-13 claims storms fulfill God's purposes of punishment or blessing; how do natural disaster patterns fit this idea?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anyone_escape_divine_judgment_anywhere.htm">Amos 9:2-3 - Is it scientifically plausible for no one to evade divine judgment even in the depths of the sea or highest mountains?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/69.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Pit.</span>--Properly, <span class= "ital">well. </span>A stone usually covered the wells (<a href="/genesis/29-10.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.">Genesis 29:10</a>), which explains the phrase, "shut her mouth." Is this merely figurative; or have we here a reminiscence of some terrible crime, analogous to that of Cawnpore?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let not the waterflood overflew me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.</span> The reference is still to vers. 1, 2; and the prayer is for deliverance from the dangers and entanglements there spoken of. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let the floods</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(šib·bō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7641.htm">Strong's 7641: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, an ear of grain, a branch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">engulf me</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי ׀</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·ṭə·p̄ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7857.htm">Strong's 7857: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or the depths</span><br /><span class="heb">מְצוּלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṣū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4688.htm">Strong's 4688: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swallow me up;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tiḇ·lā·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1104.htm">Strong's 1104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swallow down, swallow up, engulf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Pit</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, a well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">close</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּאְטַר־</span> <span class="translit">(te’·ṭar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_332.htm">Strong's 332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, close, bind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(pî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-15.htm">Psalm 69:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:15 Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>