Psalms 69:15

Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:

16Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:

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Cross References

Genesis 7:18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly, on the earth,—and the ark went its way on the face of the waters.

Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not abandon my soul to hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy man of lovingkindness, to see corruption:

Psalms 124:4Then, the waters, had whelmed us, the torrent, gone over our soul;

Jonah 2:2and said—I cried—out of my distress—unto Yahweh, and he answered me,—Out of the belly of hades, called I, Thou didst hear my voice.

Acts 2:24Whom, God, raised up, loosing the pangs of death, inasmuch as it was, not possible, for him to continue held fast by it.

Revelation 12:15And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:14-22

Complaints and Petitions. 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. 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. 15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O Lord ; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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