Psalms

Psalm 69:2

²I have sunk into the miry depths,

where there is no footing;

I have drifted into deep waters,

where the flood engulfs me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have sunk	טָבַ֤עְתִּי׀	ṭā·ḇa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2883 sink, sink down
into the miry	בִּיוֵ֣ן	bî·wên	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3121 mire
depths	מְ֭צוּלָה	mə·ṣū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4688 depth, deep
where	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
footing	מָעֳמָ֑ד	mā·‘o·māḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H4613 standing-ground, foot-hold
I have drifted	בָּ֥אתִי	bā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into deep	בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־	ḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4615 deep
waters	מַ֝֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
where the flood	וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת	wə·šib·bō·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7641 stream, ear of grain, branch
engulfs me	שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃	šə·ṭā·p̄ā·ṯə·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.