Psalms

Psalm 69:15

¹⁵Do not let the floods engulf me

or the depths swallow me up;

let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.