Mazmur 66:12

66:12 You allowed men to ride over our heads;

we passed through fire and water,

but you brought us out into a wide open place. ¹ 

Mazmur 69:1-2

Psalm 69 ² 

For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” ³  by David.

69:1 Deliver me, O God,

for the water has reached my neck. ⁴ 

69:2 I sink into the deep mire

where there is no solid ground; ⁵ 

I am in ⁶  deep water,

and the current overpowers me.

[66:12]  ¹ tc The MT reads רְוָיָה (“saturation”) but this should be emended to רְוָחָה (rÿvakhah, “wide open place”; i.e., “relief”), a reading supported by several ancient versions (LXX, Syriac, Jerome, Targum).

[69:1]  ² sn Psalm 69. The psalmist laments his oppressed condition and asks the Lord to deliver him by severely judging his enemies.

[69:1]  ³ tn Heb “according to lilies.” See the superscription to Ps 45.

[69:1]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term נפשׁ (nefesh) here refers to the psalmist’s throat or neck. The psalmist compares himself to a helpless, drowning man.

[69:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”

[69:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “have entered.”