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Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Deliver me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mud and do not let me sink; May I be rescued from those who hate me, and from the depths of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Deliver me from the mire, and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes, and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink. Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the miry mud; don&#8217t let me sink. Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.<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 sink in the mud, but save me from my enemies and from the deep water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mud. Do not let me sink [into it]. I want to be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Save me from sinking in the mud; keep me safe from my enemies, safe from the deep water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mud and do not let me sink. Rescue me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mud! Don't let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and do not let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Deliver me from the mire, and do not let me sink, "" Let me be delivered from those hating me, "" And from deep places of waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Deliver me from the mire and I shall not sink: I shall be delivered from those hating me, and from the depths of waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Draw me out of the mire, that I may not stick fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:15>Rescue me from the quagmire, so that I may not become trapped. Free me from those who hate me and from deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mire, and do not let me sink. Rescue me from those who hate me and from the watery depths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />rescue me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Save me from the mud, that I will not drown, and I shall be saved from my haters and from the deep waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Save me from the mire, that I stick not <i>in it</i>: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and from the deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-14.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=8229" 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">13</span>But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">Rescue me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2916.htm" title="2916: miṭ·ṭîṭ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Mud, mire, clay. From an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky; mud or clay; figuratively, calamity.">from the mire</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.">and do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2883.htm" title="2883: ’eṭ·bā·‘āh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To sink, sink down. A primitive root; to sink.">let me sink;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: ’in·nā·ṣə·lāh (V-Nifal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">deliver me</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: miś·śō·nə·’ay (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">from my foes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4615.htm" title="4615: ū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Depths. From amaq; a deep.">and out of the deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over 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="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Isaiah 49:8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55-56</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1-2</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.<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/144-7.htm">Psalm 144:7</a></span><br />Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1-2</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! / O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></span><br />For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness. / Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Psalm 25:16-17</a></span><br />Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. / The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-17.htm">2 Samuel 22:17</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="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></span><br />Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-30.htm">Matthew 14:30</a></span><br />But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Matthew 8:25</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a></span><br />for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.</p><p class="hdg">Deliver</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1-3</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6-23</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="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Lamentations 3:55</a></b></br> I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.</p><p class="hdg">let me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Psalm 25:18,19</a></b></br> Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-19.htm">Psalm 35:19</a></b></br> Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: <i>neither</i> let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">Psalm 109:3,21</a></b></br> They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause… </p><p class="hdg">out of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1,2,15</a></b></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… </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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalm 124:4,5</a></b></br> Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/63-10.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/job/41-17.htm">Grip</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/psalms/68-34.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/psalms/68-35.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/acts/20-9.htm">Sinking</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Sticky</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Depths</a> <a href="/psalms/69-34.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Grip</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/81-15.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-6.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/luke/5-7.htm">Sinking</a> <a href="/genesis/11-3.htm">Sticky</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.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>Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine intervention and deliverance from overwhelming circumstances. The "mire" symbolizes a state of despair or entrapment, often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe sin or distress (<a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a>). The imagery of sinking suggests a loss of control and impending doom, akin to Peter's experience when he began to sink in the water and cried out to Jesus for help (<a href="/matthew/14-30.htm">Matthew 14:30</a>). The psalmist's cry for rescue underscores the human need for God's saving power, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms and the broader biblical narrative.<p><b>deliver me from my foes</b><br>The request for deliverance from enemies is a common theme in the Psalms, reflecting the historical context of Israel's frequent conflicts with surrounding nations. The psalmist's foes could be literal adversaries or symbolic of spiritual and personal struggles. This plea for deliverance echoes the broader biblical promise of God's protection and victory over evil (<a href="/psalms/18-17.htm">Psalm 18:17</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who conquers sin and death (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a>).<p><b>and out of the deep waters.</b><br>The "deep waters" symbolize chaos and danger, often associated with the forces of evil and disorder in ancient Near Eastern thought. In biblical literature, water can represent both life and destruction, as seen in the flood narrative (Genesis 7) and the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14). The psalmist's cry to be saved from the deep waters highlights the need for God's intervention in times of overwhelming crisis. This imagery is also prophetic, pointing to Jesus calming the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>) and His power over the chaotic forces of nature and evil.<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/e/enemies/foes.htm">Enemies/Foes</a></b><br>The adversaries that David refers to, representing those who oppose him and cause him distress.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mire_and_deep_waters.htm">Mire and Deep Waters</a></b><br>Metaphorical imagery used to describe overwhelming troubles and the feeling of being trapped or sinking.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/cry_for_deliverance.htm">Cry for Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as David cried out to God in his distress, we too can call upon the Lord in our times of trouble, trusting in His power to save.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/metaphors_of_distress.htm">Metaphors of Distress</a></b><br>The imagery of mire and deep waters can represent any overwhelming situation in our lives. Recognizing these metaphors helps us relate to the psalmist's experience and apply it to our own struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_rescuer.htm">God as Rescuer</a></b><br>This verse highlights God's role as a deliverer. We are reminded to rely on His strength rather than our own when facing adversities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Like David, we should actively seek God's intervention through prayer and faith, believing that He will not let us sink.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Understanding that our foes can be both physical and spiritual, we are encouraged to put on the full armor of God as described in <a href="/bsb/ephesians/6.htm">Ephesians 6</a>.<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/what_if_one_rejects_belief_in_god.htm">What does being rescued from mud and mire mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_god's_protection.htm">What does the Bible say about God's protection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_psalm_77_16's_waters_trembling.htm">Psalm 77:16 describes waters trembling at God's presence--what physical or historical basis supports this event, if any?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_animals_clean_or_unclean.htm">Do you trust in chariots or the Lord?</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 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink</span> (comp. ver. 2, with the comment). <span class="cmt_word">Let me be delivered from them that hate me</span> (see ver. 4). <span class="cmt_word">And out of the deep waters</span> (comp. vers. 1, 2). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-14.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">Rescue me</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצִּילֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the mire</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֭טִּיט</span> <span class="translit">(miṭ·ṭîṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2916.htm">Strong's 2916: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mud, clay, calamity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and do 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">let me sink;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶטְבָּ֑עָה</span> <span class="translit">(’eṭ·bā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - 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">deliver me</span><br /><span class="heb">אִנָּצְלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’in·nā·ṣə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my foes</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śō·nə·’ay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and out of the deep</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | 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">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:14 Deliver me out of the mire (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:15" /></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>