Psalms 69:2
I 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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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
KJV
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
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Commentary
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| טָבַ֤עְתִּי׀ | ta.Va'.ti | I have sunk | H2883 → |
| בִּיוֵ֣ן | bi.Ven | in mire of | H3121 → |
| מְ֭צוּלָה | Me.tzu.lah | depth | H4688 → |
| וְאֵ֣ין | ve.'Ein | and there not | H369 → |
| מָעֳמָ֑ד | mo.'o.Mad | [is] a foothold | H4613 → |
| בָּ֥אתִי | Ba.ti | I have come | H935 → |
| בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־ | ve.ma.'a.ma.kei- | in depths of | H4615 → |
| מַ֝֗יִם | Ma.yim | water | H4325 → |
| וְשִׁבֹּ֥לֶת | ve.shi.Bo.let | and a flood | H7641 → |
| שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃ | she.ta.Fa.te.ni | it has overflowed me | H7857 → |
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