Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
or darkness so that you cannot see; a flood of water covers you.
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of perdition assailed me;
Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your torrents; all your waves and your billows have gone over me.
My heart overflows with a goodly theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.
O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; now restore us!
I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
And I will make justice the line and righteousness the plummet; hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will overwhelm the shelter.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
water closed over my head; I said, “I am lost.”
And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the whore is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.