Psalms 124:4

124:4 The water would have overpowered us;

the current would have overwhelmed us.

Psalms 69:2

69:2 I sink into the deep mire

where there is no solid ground;

I am in 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 devour me!


tn Or “stream.”

tn Heb “would have passed over.”

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).

tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”

tn Heb “have entered.”

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

tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”