Psalms 69:1

_SAVE ME, O GOD; FOR THE WATERS ARE COME IN UNTO MY SOUL._ Psalms 69:1.-The sufferer's misery and cry to God (Psalms 69:1); God knows that the reproach which he suffers, as if sinful and foolish, he incurs through zeal for God's glory (Psalms 69:5); he renews prayer for deliverance (Psalms 69:13); again he appeals to God's knowledge of his reproach from foes (Psalms 69:19); their doom (Psalms 69:22); poor and sorrowful himself, he is sure the salvation of God w

1._Save me, O God! for the waters, etc. _Under the figure of _waters, _the Psalmist represents his condition as so extremely distressing that it brought him even to the brink of despair; and yet we know that, so far from being a soft and an effeminate person, he was one who encountered and overcame dreadful temptations with extraordinary courage. Whence we may infer the bitterness of the distress with which he was at that time afflicted. Some understand the word _soul _as denoting _life; _(68) but this gives a very cold and unsatisfactory meaning. It rather signifies _the heart. _A man when he falls into an abyss of waters, may prevent for some time the water from entering his body, by stopping his mouth and his nostrils, but at length, from its being impossible for a human being to live without respiration, suffocation will compel him to let in the waters, and they will penetrate even t...

1-12 We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer here spoken of, and ask why, as well as what he suffered, that, meditating thereon, we may be more humbled for sin, and more convinced of our danger, so that we may feel more gratitude and love, constraining us to live to His glory who died for our salvation. Hence we learn, when in affliction, to commit the keeping of our souls to God, that we may not be soured with discontent, or sink into despair. David was hated wrongfully, but the words far more fully apply to Christ. In a world where unrighteousness reigns so much, we must not wonder if we meet with those that are our enemies wrongfully. Let us take care that we never do wrong; then if we receive wrong, we may the better bear it. By the satisfaction Christ made to God for our sin by his blood, he restored that which he took not away, he paid our debt, suffered for our o...

PSALM LXIX _The psalmist describes his afflicted state, and the wickedness_ _of his adversaries_, 1-21; _he declares the miseries that should come upon his enemies_, 22-28; _enlarges on his afflicted state, and expresses his confidence_ _in God_, 29-34; _prophesies the restoration of the Jews to their own land and_ _temple_, 35, 36. NOTES ON PSALM LXIX The _title_ is: "To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, _A Psalm_ of David." See this title explained on...

SAVE ME, O GOD - That is, Interpose and deliver me from the dangers which have come upon me. FOR THE WATERS ARE COME IN UNTO MY SOUL - So as to endanger my life. Waters, deep, raging, overwhelming, are images of calamity or danger. See the notes at Psalms 32:6. Compare Psalms 42:7....

EXPOSITION THIS is the cry of one suffering severely from men, partly on account of his own sins (Psalms 69:5), but mainly for the sake of God (Psalms 69:7). It is said to be "written in the style of Jeremiah" (Cheyne); but the resemblance to several Davidical psalms, especially Psalms 22:1, Psalms 25:1, and Psalms 40:1, is admitted; and the expression, "Al Shoshannim," in the "title," connects it also with Psalms 45:1 :Moreover, the "title

SAVE ME, O GOD,.... The petitioner is Christ; not as a divine Person, as such he is blessed for ever, and stands in no need of help and assistance; but as man, and in distressed and suffering circumstances. As a priest, it was part of his work to intercede, as well as to offer sacrifice; and though he did not offer a sin offering for himself, yet he offered up supplications, with strong cryings and tears; and, as the surety of his people, he prayed, in point of right and justice, both for himself and them; see John 17:4. The person petitioned is God the Father, who was able to save him, and always heard him; and did in this petition, Hebrews 5:7; which perfectly agrees with some petitions of Christ, recorded in the New Testament,...

We shall read together at this time a part of the 69 th Psalm, and afterwards two passages in the New Testament. Although there is no doubt that this Psalm is intended to describe a very large class of sufferers, but we think it never had its full meaning perfectly carried out, until our blessed Lord and Master suffered at the hands of men. We shall read the Psalm believing that it is full of Christ. It is absolutely certain that we have references here to his advent, his passion, and his resurrection. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of David. Psalms 69:1. _Save me, O God; for the waters are come into my soul._ The waves have not only teased the bank, but they have dashed over the bulwarks, and there is a flood within, as well as a flood without....

SHOSHANNIM (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 45:1). _ SAVE ME, O GOD The New Testament quotations from, and references to, this Psalm indicate in what way it adumbrates Christ. It is the psalm of His humiliation and rejection (Psalms 69:4); (Psalms 69:7); (Psalms 69:8); (Psalms 69:10). (Psalms 69:14) may well describe the exercises of His holy soul in Gethsemane ...

PSALM 69-72 Psalms 69 The Suffering and Rejected Christ _ 1. Hated without a cause (Psalms 69:1)_ 2. Bearing reproach (Psalms 69:7) 3. His own prayer (Psalms 69:13) 4. The retribution (Psalms 69:22) 5. His exaltation and the glory (Psalms 69:29) PSALM 69-72 go together and lead us prophetically from the suffering and rejected Christ to the glory of His kingdom in the Seventy-second Psalm. The Sixty-n