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Psalms 69:1

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Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!

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Verse 1. Remembrance. This is all that occurs in Hebrew or in many Greek copies, though the following words were perhaps extant in the copy of the Septuagint or were added to complete the sentence. Several of the verses are found in Psalms 34 and 39 and seem to have been used as a form of prayer in any danger. Bert.—David foresaw that Christ would pray for the safety of his natural and mystical body, and would be heard. Menochius.—The following psalm is a sequel to this. Calmet.

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