Psalms 69:2

2 I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

Psalms 69:2 in Other Translations

2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.

2 Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.

2 Quicksand under me, swamp water over me; I'm going down for the third time.

2 I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep waters, and a flood sweeps over me.

Psalms 69:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:2

I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing
Which signifies not despair of mind, but difficult and distressed circumstances; the Messiah now bearing the filthy sins of his people, and the punishment of them, and so was got into the horrible pit, the mire and clay; (See Gill on Psalms 40:2);

I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me:
as afflictions are often compared to waters in Scripture, Christ's sorrows and sufferings are very aptly signified by deep waters and overflowing floods; and therefore rightly called a baptism, as by himself, ( Luke 12:50 ) , when he was as one immersed in and overwhelmed with water.

Psalms 69:2 In-Context

1 Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.

2 I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me.

3 I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

4 Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

5 You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.

Cross References

• 1. S Job 30:19; Psalms 40:2