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For the director.לַמְנַצֵּחַOn The Lilies.עַל שׁוֹשַׁנִּיםOf David.לְדָוִדSave me,הוֹשִׁיעֵנִיElohim,אֱלֹהִיםforכִּיthe watersמַיִםhave comeבָאוּup toעַדthe neck.נָפֶשׁ
Psalms 69:1
Study it in the app“For the director. On The Lilies. Of David. Save me, Elohim, for the waters have come up to the neck.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:1, word by word
- For the directorמְנַצֵּחַmenatseach
direct
To take charge of directing a work or the singing and music of the psalms.
Where else “menatseach” appears- On The Liliesשׁוֹשַׁנִּיםshoshanim
lily
Lily: a white flower. In the temple, an ornament shaped like a lily on capitals and rims. Also the name of a tune in the titles of psalms, and of the city of Susa.
Where else “shoshanim” appears- Of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- Save meהוֹשִׁיעֵhoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshie” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- the watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- have comeבָאוּvau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vau” appears- the neckנָפֶשׁnafesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nafesh” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2I have sunk in the mire of the depths, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the current sweeps me away.