Psalm 69:15

Translations

Modern

Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

Traditional

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

Literal

Do not let the flood of waters engulf me, and do not let the deep swallow me up, and do not let the pit shut its mouth over me!

Latin

Non me demergat tempestas aquæ, neque absorbeat me profundum, neque urgeat super me puteus os suum.

Original

Hebrew

English

Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

Notes

Psalms 69:13–18

The psalmist can only pray for rescue and relief from his enemies.

Psalms 69:1–36

In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Revelation 12:15–16
Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
Psalm 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Jonah 2:2–7
…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.
Isaiah 43:1–2
But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
Acts 2:24
But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
Psalm 124:4–5
…then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
Acts 2:31
Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
Psalm 88:4–6
I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
Numbers 16:33–34
They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
Matthew 12:40
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.

Glossary

David Music Persecution Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Persecution of Jesus Pit: Figurative

Psalm 69:15

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