KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.
ASV American Standard Version
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Surrounding context — Psalm 69
12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.
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 tender mercies.
17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, [and] redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אַל־H408 · alnotתִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀H7857 · sha.taphto overflowשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתH7641 · shib.bolstreamמַ֭יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterוְאַל־H408 · alnotתִּבְלָעֵ֣נִיH1104 · ba.lato swallow upמְצוּלָ֑הH4688 · me.tso.lahdepthוְאַל־H408 · alnotתֶּאְטַר־H332 · a.tarto shutעָלַ֖יH5921 · aluponבְּאֵ֣רH875 · be.erwellפִּֽיהָ׃H6310 · pehlip
Cross-references
Revelation 12:15-16And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.Isaiah 43:1-2But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called [thee] by thy name; thou [art] mine.Jonah 2:2-7And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice.Psalm 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.Acts 2:24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.Psalm 124:4-5Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:Acts 2:31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.Numbers 16:33-34They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.Psalm 88:4-6I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man [that hath] no strength:Matthew 12:40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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