Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
David here resembles the twenty-second psalm in lamenting the cruelty of his enemies, though we cannot fix which persecution occasioned it, Saul's or Absalom's. Yet the New Testament quotes it of Christ at least seven times, making clear it is prophetic of Him. David's affliction did not shake his trust in God or weaken his holy conduct; rather, his zeal for God's glory provoked the world's hatred against him.
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Commenting on Psalm 69:1-36
Let not the waterflood overflow me. He continues to recapitulate the terms of his lament. He is willing to bear suffering, but entreats grace that it may not get the victory over him. He was heard in that he feared. Neither let the deep swallow me up.
His enemies mocked him for fasting and praying, even made him the drunkard's song; yet he resolves to keep praying. Let no scoff or hard word jeer you out of your duty to God. While they rely on insolence and slander, he lodges his cause with the Lord, and affliction makes such prayers all the more acceptable to Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 69:13-21