Psalms 124:4

124:4 The water would have overpowered us;

the current ¹  would have overwhelmed ²  us. ³ 

Psalms 69:2

69:2 I sink into the deep mire

where there is no solid ground; ⁴ 

I am in ⁵  deep water,

and the current overpowers me.

Psalms 69:15

69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!

Don’t let the deep swallow me up!

Don’t let the pit ⁶  devour me! ⁷ 

Psalms 78:20

78:20 Yes, ⁸  he struck a rock and water flowed out,

streams gushed forth.

But can he also give us food?

Will he provide meat for his people?”

[124:4]  ¹ tn Or “stream.”

[124:4]  ² tn Heb “would have passed over.”

[124:4]  ³ tn Heb “our being.” The Hebrew term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) with a pronominal suffix is often equivalent to a pronoun, especially in poetry (see BDB 660 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ 4.a).

[69:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”

[69:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “have entered.”

[69:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).

[69:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”

[78:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “look.”