This psalm is a prayer for help.
See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]

## For the chief musician; ##

"This is for the director of music to use in worship;"

## set to Shoshannim ##

This may refer to a style of music. See how you translated this in [Psalms 45:1](../045/001.md).

## A psalm of David ##

“This is a psalm that David wrote.”

## for the waters have put my life in danger ##

AT: "for it feels like I'm drowning in the waters" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## mire ##

thick mud

## I have come into deep waters, where the floods flow over me ##

This phrase is another way of saying that he feels hopeless and his problems appear to drown him. AT: "It feels like I am in deep waters, and the floodwaters flow over me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])