Psalms
Psalm 69:14–15
14Rescue me from the mire
and do not let me sink;
deliver me from my foes
and out of the deep waters.
15Do not let the floods engulf me
or the depths swallow me up;
let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 69:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue me | הַצִּילֵ֣נִי | haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from the mire | מִ֭טִּיט | miṭ·ṭîṭ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2916 mud, mire, clay |
| and do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let me sink | אֶטְבָּ֑עָה | ’eṭ·bā·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H2883 sink, sink down |
| deliver me | אִנָּצְלָ֥ה | ’in·nā·ṣə·lāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from my foes | מִ֝שֹּֽׂנְאַ֗י | miś·śō·nə·’ay | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H8130 hate |
| and out of the deep | וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־ | ū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H4615 deep |
| waters | מָֽיִם׃ | mā·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Psalm 69:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let the floods | שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת | šib·bō·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7641 stream, ear of grain, branch |
| engulf me | תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי׀ | tiš·ṭə·p̄ê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular | H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off |
| or the depths | מְצוּלָ֑ה | mə·ṣū·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4688 depth, deep |
| swallow me up | תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִי | tiḇ·lā·‘ê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| let not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| the Pit | בְּאֵ֣ר | bə·’êr | Noun - feminine singular | H875 well, pit |
| close | תֶּאְטַר־ | te’·ṭar- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H332 shut up, close, bind |
| its mouth | פִּֽיהָ׃ | pî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6310 mouth |
| over me | עָלַ֖י | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 69:14 Psalm 144:7 · Psalm 109:21 · Jeremiah 38:6–13 · Lamentations 3:55 · Psalm 69:1–2 · Psalm 40:1–3 · Psalm 42:2 · Psalm 124:4–5 · Mark 14:34–42 · Psalm 25:18–19 · Mark 15:34 · Psalm 42:7
Psalm 69:15 Revelation 12:15–16 · Acts 2:24 · Isaiah 43:1–2 · Jonah 2:2–7 · Psalm 16:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.