For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” 14 by David.
69:1 Deliver me, O God,
for the water has reached my neck. 15
69:2 I sink into the deep mire
where there is no solid ground; 16
I am in 17 deep water,
and the current overpowers me.
69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!
Deliver me 18 from those who hate me,
from the deep water!
69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit 19 devour me! 20
88:5 adrift 21 among the dead,
like corpses lying in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
and who are cut off from your power. 22
88:6 You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, 23
in the dark places, in the watery depths.
88:7 Your anger bears down on me,
and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)
88:8 You cause those who know me to keep their distance;
you make me an appalling sight to them.
I am trapped and cannot get free. 24
3:54 The waters closed over my head;
I thought 25 I was about to die. 26