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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

despaircry for helpsuffering

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