69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit 1 devour me! 2
69:16 Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! 3
Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!
69:17 Do not ignore 4 your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 5
69:18 Come near me and redeem me! 6
Because of my enemies, rescue me!
69:19 You know how I am insulted, humiliated and disgraced;
you can see all my enemies. 7
1 tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).
2 tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”
3 tn Or “pleasant”; or “desirable.”
5 tn Heb “do not hide your face from.” The Hebrew idiom “hide the face” can (1) mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
6 tn Or “quickly.”
7 tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the
9 tn Heb “before you [are] all my enemies.”