23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth.(A) Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.(B)

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23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

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23 So He destroyed all living things which were on the face of the ground: both man and cattle, creeping thing and bird of the air. They were destroyed from the earth. Only (A)Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.

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28 the clouds pour down their moisture
    and abundant showers(A) fall on mankind.(B)

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28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

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28 (A)Which the clouds drop down
And pour abundantly on man.

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34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?(A)

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34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

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34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
That an abundance of water may cover you?

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37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
    Who can tip over the water jars(A) of the heavens(B)

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37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

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37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

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Psalm 69[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.

Save me, O God,
    for the waters(A) have come up to my neck.(B)
I sink in the miry depths,(C)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.

69 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

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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An Urgent Plea for Help in Trouble

To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Lilies.” A Psalm of David.

69 Save me, O God!
For (A)the waters have come up to my [b]neck.
(B)I sink in deep mire,
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:1 Heb. Shoshannim
  2. Psalm 69:1 Lit. soul

the flood(A) would have engulfed us,
    the torrent(B) would have swept over us,
the raging waters
    would have swept us away.

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Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have [a]gone over our soul;
Then the swollen waters
Would have [b]gone over our soul.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 124:4 swept over
  2. Psalm 124:5 swept over

10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,(A)
then your light(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.(C)
11 The Lord will guide(D) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(E) in a sun-scorched land(F)
    and will strengthen(G) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(H)
    like a spring(I) whose waters never fail.

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10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

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10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [a]darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 58:10 Or gloom

54 the waters closed over my head,(A)
    and I thought I was about to perish.(B)

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54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

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54 (A)The waters flowed over my head;
(B)I said, “I am cut off!”

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