Psalm 69:2 Meaning
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Context Explained
1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 40:2
Both verses express a deep sense of sinking and need for rescue.
Matthew 14:30
Peter's sinking in water reflects the cry for help in this verse.
2 Corinthians 1:8
Both passages highlight the experience of overwhelming troubles.
Source: Psalm 69:2