Mazmur 69:2-3

69:2 I sink into the deep mire

where there is no solid ground; ¹ 

I am in ²  deep water,

and the current overpowers me.

69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;

my throat is sore; ³ 

my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. ⁴ 

[69:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and there is no place to stand.”

[69:2]  ² tn Heb “have entered.”

[69:3]  ³ tn Or perhaps “raw”; Heb “burned; enflamed.”

[69:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “my eyes fail from waiting for my God.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision.