Psalms 69:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.”
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“Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 69:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 7:18So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
- Numbers 16:33They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
- Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Psalms 88:4I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
- Psalms 124:4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
- Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Matthew 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Acts 2:24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
- Acts 2:31Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
- Revelation 12:15Then from the mouth of the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
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