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To the tune of &#8220Lilies.&#8221 Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/69.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto <i>my</i> soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to <i>my</i> neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; according to Shoshannim. <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Save me, God, For the waters have threatened my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the choir director; according to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the choir director. According to Shoshannim. Of David. Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Lilies.” <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” † Of David. Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choir director: according to &#8220The Lilies.&#8221 Davidic. Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Save me, God! I am about to drown. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[For the choir director; according to [shoshannim]; by David.] Save me, O God! The water is already up to my neck!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Save me, O God! The water is up to my neck; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Deliver me, God, because the waters are up to my neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of ?Lilies.? Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />[For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Lilies." By David.] Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David. Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To the Overseer. -- 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To the overseer upon the lilies; to David. Save me, O God, for the waters came even to the soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Unto the end, for them that shall be changed; for David. Save me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:1>Unto the end. For those who will be changed: of David. <V 68:2>Save me, O God, for the waters have entered, even to my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the leader; according to “Lilies.” Of David. [2] Save me, God, for the waters have reached my neck. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />SAVE me, O God; for the waters are come near to engulf me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Save me, oh, God, because the waters have come unto the soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; For the waters are come in even unto the soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the end, <i>a Psalm</i> of David, for alternate <i>strains</i>. Save me, O God; for the waters have come in to my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-1.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=8116" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">To the tune of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7799.htm" title="7799: šō·wō·šan·nîm (N-cp) -- Or showshan; or shoshan; and showshannah; from suws; a lily, as a flower of arch. Ornament; also a trumpet: lily, Shoshannim.">“Lilies.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">Of David.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor."> Save me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</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.">the waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nā·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my neck.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.…<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/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a></span><br />saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-25.htm">John 15:25</a></span><br />But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a></span><br />For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a></span><br />About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-28.htm">John 19:28-30</a></span><br />After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-57</a></span><br />I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” / You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Hebrews 5:7</a></span><br />During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1-3</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. / 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. / He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4-6</a></span><br />The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. / The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. / In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></span><br />Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-5.htm">2 Samuel 22:5-7</a></span><br />For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. / The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. / In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul.</p><p class="hdg">(Title.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-1.htm">Psalm 45:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue <i>is</i> the pen of a ready writer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest <i>between</i> the cherubims, shine forth.</p><p class="hdg">the waters</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2,14,15</a></b></br> I sink in deep mire, where <i>there is</i> no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4</a></b></br> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></b></br> Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/45-1.htm">Lilies</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/18-40.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/55-16.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/44-26.htm">Shoshannim</a> <a href="/psalms/66-16.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Threatened</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Tune</a> <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Choirmaster</a> <a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Director</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Lilies</a> <a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Music-Maker</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">Overseer</a> <a href="/psalms/69-36.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/69-35.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Shoshannim</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-13.htm">Threatened</a> <a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Tune</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/69.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/69.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the choirmaster.</b><br>This phrase indicates that the psalm was intended for public worship and was directed to the leader of music in the temple. The role of the choirmaster was crucial in ancient Israelite worship, as music was a central part of their religious expression. This highlights the communal aspect of the psalm, suggesting it was meant to be sung by the congregation, reflecting shared experiences and emotions.<p><b>To the tune of “Lilies.”</b><br>The mention of a specific tune, “Lilies,” suggests that this psalm was set to a well-known melody of the time. This practice was common in ancient Israel, where psalms were often sung to familiar tunes to aid in memorization and worship. The title “Lilies” may evoke beauty and purity, contrasting with the distressing content of the psalm, thereby enhancing its emotional impact.<p><b>Of David.</b><br>Attributing the psalm to David connects it to the historical figure of King David, who is traditionally credited with composing many of the psalms. David's life was marked by both triumph and turmoil, and this psalm reflects his personal experiences of distress and reliance on God. The Davidic authorship also links the psalm to the Davidic covenant, which promised an everlasting kingdom through David's lineage, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<p><b>Save me, O God,</b><br>This cry for salvation is a common theme in the psalms, reflecting a deep dependence on God in times of trouble. It underscores the belief in God's power to deliver and protect. This plea is echoed throughout scripture, such as in the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the ultimate savior. The call for salvation also foreshadows the messianic hope fulfilled in Christ.<p><b>for the waters are up to my neck.</b><br>The imagery of rising waters symbolizes overwhelming distress and danger, a metaphor frequently used in biblical literature to describe dire situations. This phrase evokes the feeling of being engulfed by troubles, similar to Jonah's experience in the belly of the fish or the disciples' fear during the storm at sea. It highlights the urgency and desperation of the psalmist's plea, resonating with anyone who feels overwhelmed by life's challenges.<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 God's deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom David cries out for salvation, highlighting the relationship between the psalmist and the divine.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/waters.htm">Waters</a></b><br>Symbolic of overwhelming troubles or adversities that threaten to engulf the psalmist, often used metaphorically in the Psalms.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/neck.htm">Neck</a></b><br>Represents the critical point of desperation, indicating that the psalmist is nearly overwhelmed by his circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/cry_for_help.htm">Cry for Help</a></b><br>Just as David cries out to God in his distress, believers are encouraged to turn to God in times of trouble, trusting in His ability to save.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Understanding the metaphor of water as life's overwhelming challenges can help believers identify and articulate their own struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The psalm reminds us of God's faithfulness and power to deliver us from seemingly insurmountable difficulties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_desperation.htm">Faith in Desperation</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem dire, maintaining faith and calling upon God is crucial for spiritual resilience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/relating_to_christ.htm">Relating to Christ</a></b><br>This psalm is often seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's suffering, encouraging believers to find solace in Christ's empathy with human suffering.<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_69_21_fit_david's_life.htm">Psalm 69:21 describes being given vinegar to drink—how could this historically align with David’s experiences? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_8_7-8's_river_metaphor_accurate.htm">Isaiah 8:7–8: Can the metaphor of the river overflowing really describe Assyrian invasion, or is it an anachronistic exaggeration? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_rescued_from_mud_mean.htm">What does being rescued from mud and mire mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_psalm_46_3_waters_conflict_today.htm">Why does the imagery of roaring and foaming waters (Psalm 46:3) conflict with modern oceanographic understanding? </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>(1) <span class= "bld">The waters . . .</span>--For this common and obvious figure of a "sea of troubles" comp. <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm" title="The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.">Psalm 18:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm" title="He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.">Psalm 18:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm" title="For this shall every one that is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near to him.">Psalm 32:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm" title="Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterspouts: all your waves and your billows are gone over me.">Psalm 42:7</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-4</span> contain a pathetic complaint, expressed first in figurative language (vers. 1-3), but (in ver. 4) plainly connected with the wicked designs of human enemies. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.</span> This is a common, perhaps, we may say, a proverbial, expression for any great distress (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7, 17</a>; and <a href="/job/22-11.htm">Job 22:11</a>; <a href="/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-1.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">For the choirmaster.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">To the tune of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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 /><br /><span class="word">“Lilies.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹשַׁנִּ֬ים</span> <span class="translit">(šō·wō·šan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7799.htm">Strong's 7799: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lily, as a, flower of architectural ornament, a, trumpet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Of David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Save me,</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are up</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֖אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my neck.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָֽפֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:1 For the Chief Musician (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:2" /></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>