Psalms 18:16

He reached down ¹  from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water. ² 

biblegateway Psa 18:16

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.

biblegateway Psa 18:16

He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

biblegateway Psa 18:16

He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.

biblegateway Psa 18:16

But me he caught--reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate,

SABDAweb Psa 18:16

He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

bibleoremus Psa 18:16

He reached down from on high, he took me; he drew me out of mighty waters.

biblegateway Psa 18:16

He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

biblegateway Psa 18:16

He reached down ¹  from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water. ² 

¹ tn Heb “stretched.” Perhaps “his hand” should be supplied by ellipsis (see Ps 144:7). In this poetic narrative context the three prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best understood as preterites indicating past tense, not imperfects.

² tn Heb “mighty waters.” The waters of the sea symbolize the psalmist’s powerful enemies, as well as the realm of death they represent (see v. 4 and Ps 144:7).