That is why it is so dark you can’t see,\par and why a flood of water covers you.\par
Psalm 69:1 - Easy To Read Version God, save me from all my troubles!\par The water has risen to my mouth.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition SAVE ME, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck [they threaten my life]. American Standard Version (1901) Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul. Common English Bible Save me, God, because the waters have reached my neck! Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. A Psalm of David, in remembrance that the Lord had saved him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unto the end, a psalm for David, to bring to remembrance that the Lord saved him. |
That is why it is so dark you can’t see,\par and why a flood of water covers you.\par
\{My enemies were trying to kill me!\}\par The ropes of death were all around me.\par I was caught in a flood carrying me to that place of death. {\cf2\super [100]} \par
For this reason, God, all your followers should pray to you.\par Your followers should pray even when troubles come like a great flood.\par
I hear the crashing of the water\par as water from deep in the earth\par spills over the waterfall.\par Lord, your waves are crashing\par all around me and washing over me! {\cf2\super [262]} \par
Beautiful words fill my mind\par as I write these things for the king.\par Words come from my tongue like\par words coming from a skilled writer’s pen.\par
God, you were angry at us.\par You rejected us\par and destroyed us.\par Please make us whole again.\par
There is nothing to stand on.\par I am sinking down, down into the mud.\par I am in deep water.\par And the waves are crashing around me.\par I am about to drown.\par
Shepherd of Israel, please listen to me.\par You lead Joseph’s sheep (people).\par You sit as king on the Cherub angels. {\cf2\super [459]} \par Let us see you.\par
“\{People use\} a measuring line with a weight \{to show a wall is straight. In the same way\}, I will use justice and goodness \{to show what is right\}.
When you have troubles, I am with you. When you cross rivers, you will not be hurt. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not hurt you.
Water came up over my head.\par I said to myself,\par “I am finished.”\par
Then the angel said to me, “You saw the water where the prostitute {\cf2\super [128]} sits. These waters are the many peoples, the different races, nations, and languages \{in the world\}.