Psalms 69:2

69:2 I sink into the deep mire

where there is no solid ground; ¹ 

I am in ²  deep water,

and the current overpowers me.

Psalms 69:14-15

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 

[69:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”

[69:2]  ² tn Heb “have entered.”

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

[69:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).

[69:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”