Psa 144:7 | NET2full | 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “stretch out your hands.”} from above.
Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, ^{▼▼tn 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 ^{▼▼tn Heb “from the hand of the sons of foreignness.”}