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OET (OET-RV) A song by David for the choir director eg-song like singing of “Me Liryu.”
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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Εἰς τὸ τέλος, τῷ Δαυὶδ εἰς ἀνάμνησιν, εἰς τὸ σῶσαί με Κύριον.
( Eis to telos, tōi Dawid eis anamnaʸsin, eis to sōsai me Kurion. )

ULT For the chief musician; set to Shoshannim. A psalm of David.
⇔ Save me, God;
⇔ for the waters have put my life in danger.

UST O God, save me
⇔ because I am in great danger.
⇔ It is as though the flood water were up to my neck, and I were about to drown.

BSB For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
⇔ Save me, O God,
⇔ for the waters are up to my neck.

OEB For the leader. On shoshannim. Of David.
⇔ Save me, O God; for the waters
⇔ are threatening my life.

WEBBE For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Lilies.” By David.
⇔ Save me, God,
⇔ for the waters have come up to my neck!

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;” by David.
⇔ Deliver me, O God,
⇔ for the water has reached my neck.

LSV TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.

FBV For the music director. To the tune “Lilies.” A psalm of David.
⇔ God, please save me, because the water is up to my neck!

T4T O God, save me,
⇔ because I am in great danger.
⇔ It is as though flood water is up to my neck, and I am about to drown [MET].

LEB • because waters have come up to my neck.[fn]

69:? Hebrew “soul” or “life”

BBE To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of David.
⇔ Be my saviour, O God; because the waters have come in, even to my neck.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A song of David.
⇔ Save me, O God,
⇔ for the waters are threatening my life;

JPS (69-1) For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. (69-2) Save me, O God; for the waters are come in even unto the soul.

ASV For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
⇔ Save me, O God;
⇔ For the waters are come in unto my soul.

DRA Unto the end, a psalm for David, to bring to remembrance that the Lord saved him.

YLT To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

Drby To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of David.
⇔ Save me, O [fn]God; for the waters are come in unto [my] soul.

69.1 Elohim

RV For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.
⇔ Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

Wbstr To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul.

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.
⇔ Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

KJB-1611 ¶ Saue mee, O God, for the waters are come in vnto my soule.
(¶ Saue me, O God, for the waters are come in unto my soul.)

Bshps To the chiefe musition vpon Sosanim (a psalme) of Dauid. Saue me O Lorde: for waters haue entred in vnto my soule.
(To the chief musician upon Sosanim (a psalme) of David. Saue me O Lord: for waters have entered in unto my soul.)

Gnva To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.
(To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save me, O God: for the waters are entered even to my soul. )

Cvdl Helpe me (o God) for the waters are come in eue vnto my soule.
(Helpe me (o God) for the waters are come in eue unto my soul.)

Wycl The titil of the nyne and sixtithe salm. To the victorie `of Dauid, `to haue mynde.
(The titil of the nyne and sixtithe psalm. To the victory `of David, `to have mind.)

Luth Ein Psalm Davids von den Rosen, vorzusingen.
(A Psalm Davids from the Rosen, to_sing_to.)

ClVg In finem. Psalmus David in rememorationem, quod salvum fecerit eum Dominus.[fn]
(In finem. Psalmus David in rememorationem, that salvum fecerit him Master. )

69.1 In rememoratione. CAS. Memoria duobus modis, etc., usque ad et spem resurrectionis assumunt. AUG. Vox tribulatorum pro Christo, etc., usque ad primo petentes se adjuvari, malos erubescere.

69.1 In rememoratione. CAS. Memoria duobus modis, etc., until to and spem resurrectionis assumunt. AUG. The_voice tribulatorum for Christo, etc., until to primo petentes se adyuvari, malos erubescere.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon lilies of,David )

General Information:

This psalm is a prayer for help. Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

For the chief musician

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon lilies of,David )

Alternate translation: “This is for the director of music to use in worship”

set to Shoshannim

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon lilies of,David )

This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in Psalms 45:1.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

for the waters have put my life in danger

(Some words not found in UHB: for_the,director on/upon lilies of,David )

The writer describes the troubles in his life as if he were drowning in a flood of water. Alternate translation: “for it feels like I am drowning in the waters”

Parallel PSA 69:1

General Information: