Text -- Psalms 69:1-3 (NET)

Psalm 69

69:1 For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck. 69:2 I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me. 69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 69:1

¹ sn Psalm 69. The psalmist laments his oppressed condition and asks the Lord to deliver him by severely judging his enemies.

² tn Heb “according to lilies.” See the superscription to Ps 45.

³ tn The Hebrew term נפשׁ (nefesh) here refers to the psalmist’s throat or neck. The psalmist compares himself to a helpless, drowning man.

NET Notes: Psa 69:2

¹ tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”

² tn Heb “have entered.”

NET Notes: Psa 69:3

¹ tn Or perhaps “raw”; Heb “burned; enflamed.”

² tn Heb “my eyes fail from waiting for my God.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision.