Psalm 69:3

New Catholic Bible

³I am sinking in muddy depths
and can find no foothold.
I have fallen into deep waters,
and the floods^[a] overwhelm me.

Psalm 69:3 Waters . . . muddy depths . . . deep waters . . . floods: a common means of indicating extreme distress (see note on Ps 30:2).

Psalm 69:3

New International Version

³I am worn out calling for help;^(A)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,^(B)
looking for my God.

³^(A)I am weary with my crying out;
^(B)my throat is parched.
^(C)My eyes grow dim
with ^(D)waiting for my God.

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