Psalms 69:2

2 I'm sinking down into the mud, and there is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water, and the flood covers me.

Psalms 69:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:2

I sink in deep mire, where [there is] no standing
Which signifies not despair of mind, but difficult and distressed circumstances; the Messiah now bearing the filthy sins of his people, and the punishment of them, and so was got into the horrible pit, the mire and clay; (See Gill on Psalms 40:2);

I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me:
as afflictions are often compared to waters in Scripture, Christ's sorrows and sufferings are very aptly signified by deep waters and overflowing floods; and therefore rightly called a baptism, as by himself, ( Luke 12:50 ) , when he was as one immersed in and overwhelmed with water.

Psalms 69:2 In-Context

1 God, save me, because the water has risen to my neck.

2 I'm sinking down into the mud, and there is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water, and the flood covers me.

3 I am tired from calling for help; my throat is sore. My eyes are tired from waiting for God to help me.

4 There are more people who hate me for no reason than hairs on my head; powerful enemies want to destroy me for no reason. They make me pay back what I did not steal.

5 God, you know what I have done wrong; I cannot hide my guilt from you.