Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 69:1 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Psalms 69:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 69 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Save Me, O God
“To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.”
Psalms 69:1 (KJV)
Historical Context for Psalms 69:1
People Mentioned
Commentary on Psalms 69:1
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. This desperate opening cry expresses overwhelming distress using the metaphor of drowning. 'The waters' (mayim, מַיִם) symbolize chaos, death, and God's judgment throughout Scripture (Genesis 7, Jonah 2, Revelation 21:1). When waters reach 'unto my soul' (ad naphesh, עַד־נָפֶשׁ), the situation is life-threatening—the psalmist's very life-breath is about to be extinguished.Psalm 69 is the second most quoted psalm in the New Testament (after Psalm 22), applied repeatedly to Christ's passion. Jesus experienced this drowning sense in Gethsem...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 69:1
Ranked by relevance from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
“and don't let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me”
“I will be with you; and through the rivers”
“I am cut off.”
“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”
“where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters”
“The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.,And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.,,,,,,,,”
“let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow”
“in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.”
“that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.”
“The sorrows of death compassed me”