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I have sunkטָבַעְתִּיin the mireבִּיוֵןof the depths,מְצוּלָהand there is noוְאֵיןfoothold;מָעֳמָדI have comeבָּאתִיinto deep waters,בְמַעֲמַקֵּי מַיִםand the currentוְשִׁבֹּלֶתsweeps me away.שְׁטָפָתְנִי
Psalms 69:2
Study it in the app“I 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:2, word by word
- I have sunkטָבַעְתִּיtavati
sink
To go to the bottom, to be sunk in water or mud.
Where else “tavati” appears- in the mireיוֵןyven
mire, mud
Mire, mud: the thick mud at the bottom of a pit.
Where else “yven” appears- of the depthsמְצוּלָהmetsula
depths
The depths of the sea; also deep mire.
Where else “metsula” appears- footholdמָעֳמָדmaomad
foothold
A firm place to set the foot. It appears only once.
Where else “maomad” appears- I have comeבָּאתִיbati
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “bati” appears- into deep watersמַעֲמַקֵּיmaamake
depths
Depth, the deep places; said of the deep waters of the sea.
Where else “maamake” appears- into deep watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and the currentשִׁבֹּלֶתshibolet
current
A flood of water.
Where else “shibolet” appears- sweeps me awayשְׁטָפָתְshetafat
overflow
To burst its banks and carry everything off.
Where else “shetafat” appears
The context
1For the director. On The Lilies. Of David. Save me, Elohim, for the waters have come up to the neck.
2 · This verse (above)
3I am weary with my calling; my throat is parched; my eyes are consumed while waiting for my Elohim.