Psalms 69:2
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Original Language Analysis
וְאֵ֣ין
H369
מַ֝֗יִם
waters
H4325
מַ֝֗יִם
waters
Strong's:
H4325
Word #:
8 of 10
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
Cross References
Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.Jeremiah 38:6Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.Matthew 7:25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.Psalms 32:6For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.Jeremiah 38:22And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
Historical Context
Psalm 69 is messianic, quoted multiple times in the New Testament regarding Christ's passion. David's intense suffering foreshadowed the Messiah's greater affliction for sin's atonement.
Questions for Reflection
- When have you felt like you're 'sinking in deep mire' with no way to help yourself?
- How does Christ's experience of overwhelming affliction provide comfort and hope in your darkest moments?
- What does it mean to share in Christ's sufferings as part of Christian discipleship?
Analysis & Commentary
The psalmist's desperate cry 'I sink in deep mire' uses drowning imagery for overwhelming affliction. 'No standing' indicates total helplessness—unable to save himself. 'Deep waters' and 'floods overflow me' depict waves of trouble beyond human endurance. This language anticipates Christ's agony in Gethsemane and on the cross (Matthew 26:38, John 12:27), where He experienced the depths of God's wrath for sin. Believers unite with Christ in His sufferings (Philippians 3:10).