Psalms 69:13-15

69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! ¹ 

O God, because of your great loyal love,

answer me with your faithful deliverance! ² 

69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!

Deliver me ³  from those who hate me,

from the deep water!

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

Don’t let the deep swallow me up!

Don’t let the pit ⁴  devour me! ⁵ 

[69:13]  ¹ tn Heb “as for me, [may] my prayer be to you, O Lord, [in] a time of favor.”

[69:13]  ² tn Heb “O God, in the abundance of your loyal love, answer me in the faithfulness of your deliverance.”

[69:14]  ³ tn Heb “let me be delivered.”

[69:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).

[69:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”