Psalms 69:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 69 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm of David consists of his complaints and fervent prayers, and comfortable predictions of his deliverance, and of the ruin of his enemies. But the condition of this Psalm is like that of divers others, wherein although the matter or substance of it agree in some sort to David, yet there are some singular passages, which he delivers with a particular respect unto Christ, of whom he was an eminent type, and upon whom his thoughts were much and often fixed, and of whom they are more fitly and fully understood; and therefore they are justly applied to him in the New Testament, as we shall see. David (as a type of Christ) complaineth of his heavy and manifold afflictions, Psalms 69:1-12; fervently prayeth for help and deliverance, Psalms 69:13-21; giveth over his enemies to, destruction, Psalms 69:22-29; and praiseth God in confidence of being accepted, Psalms 69:30-34, and Zion saved, Psalms 69:35,36. Waters, i.e. tribulations, which are oft expressed by waters; as hath been observed. Unto my soul, i.e. to my vital parts; so that I am ready to be choked with them. My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death.