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Psalms 69:14

69:13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
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.

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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.

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.

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.

69:15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

What does Psalms 69:14 mean?

Psalms 69:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָצַל (nâtsal), טִיט (ṭîyṭ), טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ).

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Deliverנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
me
out
of
the
mire,טִיטṭîyṭ/teet/H2916mud or clay; figuratively, calamity
and
let
me
not
sink:טָבַעṭâbaʻ/taw-bah'/H2883to sink
let
me
be
deliveredנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
from
them
that
hateשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)
me,
and
out
of
the
deepמַעֲמָקmaʻămâq/mah-am-awk'/H4615a deep
waters.מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:14.

Jeremiah 38:6

Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. of Hammelech: or, of the king

Psalms 69:2

I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. deep mire: Heb. the mire of depth deep waters: Heb. depth of waters

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What does Psalms 69:14 say?

Psalms 69:14 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Psalms 69:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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