Psa 144:7 | NETfull | STEP | Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

Psalms 144:7

7 Reach down ^{▼▼ Heb “stretch out your hands.”} from above!
Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, ^{▼▼ Heb “mighty waters.” The waters of the sea symbolize the psalmist’s powerful foreign enemies, as well as the realm of death they represent (see the next line and Ps 18:16–17).}
from the power of foreigners, ^{▼▼ Heb “from the hand of the sons of foreignness.”}