| Geneva Study Bible <{a} Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.>> Save me, O God; for the {b} waters are come in unto my soul. (a) Of Shoshannim, read Ps 45:1. (b) David shows by the waters the great dangers he was in, out of which God delivered him. Wesley's Notes 69:1 Waters - Tribulations. Scofield Reference Notes Margin Shoshannim See Scofield Note: "Ps 45:1". [1] Save me, O God The N.T. quotations from, and references to, this Psalm indicate in what way it adumbrates Christ. It is the psalm of His humiliation and rejection Ps 69:4,7,8,10-12. Ps 69:14-20 may well describe the exercises of His holy soul in Gethsemane Mt 26:36-45 while Ps 69:21 is a direct reference to the cross Mt 27:34,48 Jn 19:28. The imprecatory verses Ps 69:22-28 are connected Rom 11:9,10 with the present judicial blindness of Israel, Ps 69:25 having special reference to Judas. Acts 1:20 who is thus made typical of his generation, which shared his guilt. See Psalm 72, next in order of the Messianic Psalms. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary PSALM 69 Ps 69:1-36. Upon Shoshannim-(See on [605]Ps 45:1, title). Mingling the language of prayer and complaint, the sufferer, whose condition is here set forth, pleads for God's help as one suffering in His cause, implores the divine retribution on his malicious enemies, and, viewing his deliverance as sure, promises praise by himself, and others, to whom God will extend like blessings. This Psalm is referred to seven times in the New Testament as prophetical of Christ and the gospel times. Although the character in which the Psalmist appears to some in Ps 69:5 is that of a sinner, yet his condition as a sufferer innocent of alleged crimes sustains the typical character of the composition, and it may be therefore regarded throughout, as the twenty-second, as typically expressive of the feelings of our Saviour in the flesh. 1, 2. (Compare Ps 40:2). come in unto my soul-literally, "come even to my soul," endanger my life by drowning (Jon 2:5). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 69:1-12 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 offences. Even when we can plead Not guilty, as to men's unjust accusations, yet before God we must acknowledge ourselves to deserve all that is brought upon us. All our sins take rise from our foolishness. They are all done in God's sight. David complains of the unkindness of friends and relations. This was fulfilled in Christ, whose brethren did not believe on him, and who was forsaken by his disciples. Christ made satisfaction for us, not only by putting off the honours due to God, but by submitting to the greatest dishonours that could be done to any man. We need not be discouraged if our zeal for the truths, precepts, and worship of God, should provoke some, and cause others to mock our godly sorrow and deadness to the world. | 
