KJVLet not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Save me, O God! for the waters, etc. Under the figure of waters, the Psalmist represents his condition as so extremely distressing that it brought him even to the brink of despair; and yet we know that, so far from being a soft and an effeminate person, he was…