Psalms 69:1
To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of David.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
In Context
2\69:1\Be my saviour, O God; because the waters have come in, even to my neck.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4\18:3\I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
Psalms 42:7\42:6\My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
Psalms 60:1To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David.\
Psalms 69:14\69:13\But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
Isaiah 28:17And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.
Lamentations 3:54Waters were flowing over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:1
David penned this psalm when he was in affliction; and in it, I. He complains of the great distress and trouble he was in and earnestly begs of God to relieve and succour him, ver. 1-21 . II. He imprecates the judgments of God upon his persecutors, ver. 22-29 . III. He concludes with the voice of joy and praise, in an assurance that God would help and succour him, and would do well for the church, ver. 30-36 . Now, in this, David was a type of Christ, and divers passages in this psalm are applied to Christ in the… Read the whole commentary →