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II

The cords of death encompassed me;
    the torrents of destruction terrified me.

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Therefore every loyal person should pray to you
    in time of distress.
Though flood waters[a] threaten,
    they will never reach him.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 32:6 Flood waters: the untamed waters surrounding the earth, a metaphor for danger.

[a]Deep calls to deep
    in the roar of your torrents,
    and all your waves and breakers
    sweep over me.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 42:8 Deep calls to deep: to the psalmist, the waters arising in the north are overwhelming and far from God’s presence, like the waters of chaos (Ps 18:5; 69:2–3, 15; Jon 2:3–6).

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Save me, God,
    for the waters[a] have reached my neck.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 69:2 Waters: the waters of chaos from which God created the world are a common metaphor for extreme distress, cf. Ps 18:5; 42:8; 88:8; Jon 2:3–6.

You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea,
    and the flood enveloped me;
All your breakers and your billows
    passed over me.(A)

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