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I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/69.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where <i>there is</i> no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, Where <i>there is</i> no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I have sunk in deep clay, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, where a flood overwhelms me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep water, and a flood sweeps over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep waters, and a flood sweeps over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am sinking deep in the mud, and my feet are slipping. I am about to be swept under by a mighty flood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I am sinking in deep mud. There is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water. A flood is sweeping me away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am sinking in deep mud, and there is no solid ground; I am out in deep water, and the waves are about to drown me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I am sinking in deep mire, and there is no solid ground. I have come into deep water, and the flood overwhelms me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have sunk in deep mire, "" And there is no standing, "" I have come into the depths of the waters, "" And a flood has overflown me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I sank in mire of depth, and no standing: I came into depths of waters and the floods overwhelmed me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I stick fast in the mire of the deep: and there is no sure standing. I am come into the depth of the sea: and a tempest hath overwhelmed me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:3>I have become stuck in a deep quagmire, and there is no firm footing. I have arrived at the height of the sea, and a tempest has overwhelmed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have sunk into the mire of the deep, where there is no foothold. I have gone down to the watery depths; the flood overwhelms me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps 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 />I sink in deep mire where there is no footing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have sunk into a deep abyss and there was no place to stand in it; I entered the depth of waters and a whirlpool sank me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am stuck fast in deep mire, and there is no standing: I am come in to the depths of the sea, and a storm has overwhelmed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-2.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=8127" 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>For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883: ṭā·ḇa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To sink, sink down. A primitive root; to sink.">I have sunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/3121.htm" title="3121: bî·wên (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mire. From the same as yayin; properly, dregs; hence, mud.">into the miry</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.">depths,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">where there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4613.htm" title="4613: mā·‘o·māḏ (N-ms) -- A standing ground, foothold. From amad; literally, a foothold.">footing;</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I have drifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/4615.htm" title="4615: ḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Depths. From amaq; a deep.">into deep</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.">waters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641: wə·šib·bō·leṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Ear (of grain). Or shibboleth; from the same as shebel; a stream; also an ear of grain; by analogy, a branch.">where the flood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7857.htm" title="7857: šə·ṭā·p̄ā·ṯə·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To overflow, rinse or wash off. A primitive root; to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer.">engulfs me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.…<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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.<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="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4-5</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.<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="/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="/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="/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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-17.htm">John 2:17</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”<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="/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,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.</p><p class="hdg">I sink</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></b></br> He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, <i>and</i> established my goings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6,22</a></b></br> Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that <i>was</i> in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon <i>there was</i> no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire… </p><p class="hdg">deep mire [heb] the mire of depth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6,7</a></b></br> Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26-34</a></b></br> Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas… </p><p class="hdg">the floods</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Psalm 32:6</a></b></br> For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Genesis 7:17-23</a></b></br> And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-25.htm">Matthew 7:25</a></b></br> And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-22.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/68-22.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/68-32.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Engulf</a> <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/psalms/62-8.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-27.htm">Foothold</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Miry</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/job/22-16.htm">Overflown</a> <a href="/psalms/45-1.htm">Overflows</a> <a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/psalms/19-9.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">Support</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Sweeps</a> <a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/65-7.htm">Waves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Engulf</a> <a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/psalms/78-44.htm">Floods</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Foothold</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/psalms/140-10.htm">Miry</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/daniel/11-22.htm">Overflown</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Overflows</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-25.htm">Sunk</a> <a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Support</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Sweeps</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Waves</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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In biblical times, miry clay was often associated with danger and difficulty, as it was easy to become stuck and unable to escape. This imagery is used elsewhere in Scripture, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a>, where the prophet Jeremiah is cast into a cistern filled with mud. The miry depths can also symbolize the overwhelming nature of sin and the human condition, reflecting the psalmist's deep distress and need for divine intervention. This phrase can be seen as a type of Christ's suffering, as He bore the weight of humanity's sin and experienced profound anguish.<p><b>where there is no footing</b><br>The lack of footing suggests instability and insecurity, emphasizing the psalmist's precarious situation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, solid ground was a metaphor for safety and security, while the absence of footing indicated vulnerability and danger. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a>, where Jesus speaks of the foolish man who builds his house on sand, leading to its collapse. The psalmist's cry for help reflects the human need for a firm foundation, ultimately found in God alone. This can also be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's reliance on the Father during His earthly ministry.<p><b>I have drifted into deep waters</b><br>Drifting into deep waters conveys a sense of being carried away by forces beyond one's control, highlighting the psalmist's feeling of being overwhelmed. In biblical literature, deep waters often symbolize chaos and danger, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters before creation. The deep waters can also represent trials and tribulations, as in <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a>, where God promises to be with His people through the waters. This phrase can be connected to Jesus calming the storm in <a href="/mark/4-35.htm">Mark 4:35-41</a>, demonstrating His authority over the chaotic forces of nature and His ability to bring peace to troubled hearts.<p><b>where the flood engulfs me</b><br>The flood is a powerful image of overwhelming circumstances, reminiscent of the great flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>, which represents God's judgment and the destructive power of sin. In the psalmist's context, the flood signifies the intensity of his suffering and the feeling of being consumed by adversity. This imagery is also present in <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3</a>, where Jonah describes being engulfed by the waters during his time in the belly of the fish. The flood can be seen as a type of Christ's experience on the cross, where He was engulfed by the weight of sin and separation from the Father. Ultimately, the psalmist's plea for deliverance points to the hope of salvation and redemption through God's intervention.<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/m/miry_depths.htm">Miry Depths</a></b><br>Symbolic of a place of despair and helplessness, where one feels trapped and unable to find stability.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/deep_waters.htm">Deep Waters</a></b><br>Represents overwhelming circumstances that threaten to engulf and overpower the individual.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/floods.htm">Floods</a></b><br>Often used in Scripture to symbolize chaos, danger, and overwhelming trials.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The underlying hope and expectation that God will rescue the faithful from their dire situations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_our_helplessness.htm">Recognizing Our Helplessness</a></b><br>Acknowledge that there are times in life when we feel overwhelmed and unable to find our footing. This recognition is the first step toward seeking God's help.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/crying_out_to_god.htm">Crying Out to God</a></b><br>Like David, we should not hesitate to cry out to God in our distress. He hears and responds to the cries of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trusting in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem insurmountable, trust that God is able to deliver and provide a way out.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/finding_stability_in_god.htm">Finding Stability in God</a></b><br>While the world offers no firm footing, God is our rock and refuge. We must anchor our lives in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_community.htm">Encouragement in Community</a></b><br>Share your burdens with fellow believers who can pray and support you, reminding you of God's promises and faithfulness.<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/why_cry_'out_of_the_depths'_in_psalm_130_1.htm">If God is truly omnipresent, why must the psalmist cry “out of the depths” in Psalm 130:1 to be heard? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_40_2_-_is_'pit'_metaphorical_or_literal.htm">Psalm 40:2 - How can we reconcile the 'pit of destruction' metaphor with a literal historical event or location, given the lack of evidence for David's confinement in such a pit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_earth_'founded_on_seas'.htm">(Psalm 24:2) How can the earth be literally 'founded on the seas' when modern science shows it is not supported by water?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jonah_survive_underwater.htm">If Jonah sank into the depths, how was he not crushed by water pressure or drowned? (Jonah 2:3-6)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing.</span> "Mire" and "clay" are metaphors for dangers and difficulties, which entangle a man and incapacitate him from exertion (comp. <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I am come into deep waters (</span>comp. ver. 15; and see also <a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalm 124:4, 5</a>; <a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Where the floods overflow</span> me; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I am utterly overwhelmed by my misfortunes." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-2.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">I have sunk</span><br /><span class="heb">טָבַ֤עְתִּי ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·ḇa‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2883.htm">Strong's 2883: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sink, sink down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the miry</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּיוֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(bî·wên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3121.htm">Strong's 3121: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dregs, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">depths,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֭צוּלָה</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">where [there is] no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">footing;</span><br /><span class="heb">מָעֳמָ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mā·‘o·māḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4613.htm">Strong's 4613: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing ground, foothold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have drifted</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<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">into deep</span><br /><span class="heb">בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4615.htm">Strong's 4615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waters,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֝֗יִם</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">where the flood</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šib·bō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<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">engulfs me.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ṭā·p̄ā·ṯə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-2.htm">Psalm 69:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:2 I sink in deep mire where there (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:3" /></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>