Psalm 69:15
Strong's Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

let the floods
שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת (šib·bō·leṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7641: 1) flowing stream 2) ear (of grain), head of grain 2a) as growing 2b) cluster

מַ֭יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

engulf me
תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי ׀ (tiš·ṭə·p̄ê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7857: 1) to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to overflow 1a2) to flow, run 1a3) to rinse or wash off 1b) (Niphal) to be swept away, be rinsed out 1c) (Pual) to be rinsed, be scoured and rinsed

or the depths
מְצוּלָ֑ה (mə·ṣū·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4688: 1) depth, the deep, the deep sea

וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

swallow me up;
תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִי (tiḇ·lā·‘ê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1104: 1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended

let not
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

the Pit
בְּאֵ֣ר (bə·’êr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 875: 1) well, pit, spring

close
תֶּאְטַר־ (te’·ṭar-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 332: 1) (Qal) shut 1a) to shut up, close, bind 1b) close one's mouth

its mouth
פִּֽיהָ׃ (pî·hā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

over me.
עָלַ֖י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

Young's Literal Translation
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me or the deep swallow me up; don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.

New American Standard Bible
May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

King James Bible
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.

New Living Translation
Don't let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me.

English Standard Version
Let not the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the pit close its mouth over me.

New American Standard Bible
May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

King James Bible
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't let the floodwaters sweep over me or the deep swallow me up; don't let the Pit close its mouth over me.

International Standard Version
Let neither the floodwaters overwhelm me nor let the deep swallow me up, nor the mouth of the well close over me.

NET Bible
Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

American Standard Version
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep swallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

English Revised Version
Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Young's Literal Translation
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.
















Cross References
Numbers 16:33
They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

2 Samuel 22:5
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

Psalm 28:1
Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalm 69:1
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

Psalm 88:6
Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

Psalm 124:4
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

Psalm 124:5
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Psalm 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 69:14
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Psalm 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
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