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Psalms 69:2

69:1 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
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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I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

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

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

69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

What does Psalms 69:2 mean?

Psalms 69:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טָבַע (ṭâbaʻ), מְצוֹלָה (mᵉtsôwlâh), יָוֵן (yâvên).

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I
sinkטָבַעṭâbaʻ/taw-bah'/H2883to sink
in
deepמְצוֹלָהmᵉtsôwlâh/mets-o-law'/H4688a deep place (of water or mud)
mire,יָוֵןyâvên/yaw-ven'/H3121properly, dregs (as effervescing); hence, mud
where
there
is
no
standing:מׇעֳמָדmoʻŏmâd/moh-om-awd'/H4613literally a foothold
I
am
comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into
deepמַעֲמָקmaʻămâq/mah-am-awk'/H4615a deep
waters,מַיִםmayim/mah'-yim/H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
where
the
floodsשִׁבֹּלshibbôl/shib-bole/H7641a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch
overflowשָׁטַףshâṭaph/shaw-taf'/H7857to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
me.
deep
mire:
Heb.
the
mire
of
depth
deep
waters:
Heb.
depth
of
waters

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:2.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Genesis 7:7

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Genesis 8:11

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

Genesis 8:9

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled: Heb. caused her to come

Psalms 69:14

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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What does Psalms 69:2 say?

Psalms 69:2 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Psalms 69:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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