⁷ Deep calls to deep^(A)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.^(B)

³ You hurled me into the depths,^(A)
    into the very heart of the seas,
    and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves^(B) and breakers
    swept over me.^(C)

⁷ Your wrath^(A) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.^[a](B)

¹⁴ Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.^(A)
15 Do not let the floodwaters^(B) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up^(C)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.^(D)

⁵³ They tried to end my life in a pit^(A)
    and threw stones at me;
⁵⁴ the waters closed over my head,^(B)
    and I thought I was about to perish.^(C)

⁵⁵ I called on your name, Lord,
    from the depths^(D) of the pit.^(E)

²⁰ Disaster follows disaster;^(A)
    the whole land lies in ruins.^(B)
In an instant my tents^(C) are destroyed,
    my shelter in a moment.

¹⁷ You bring new witnesses against me^(A)
    and increase your anger toward me;^(B)
    your forces come against me wave upon wave.^(C)

²⁶ Calamity upon calamity^(A) will come,
    and rumor upon rumor.
They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,^(B)
    priestly instruction in the law will cease,
    the counsel of the elders will come to an end.^(C)