Psalms 69:26

Psalms 69:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
• New International Version (NIV)For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For they persecute the ones You have struck, And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.

Context of Psalms 69:26

24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them. 25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded. 27Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness. 28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

Psalms 69:26 word by word

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּ֣יתָ רָדָ֑פוּ וְאֶל־מַכְא֖וֹב חֲלָלֶ֣יךָ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• they persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• the oneאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• and recountסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• and recountאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the painמַכְאוֹבmak'ôb mak'ôb mak'ôbâh · painH4341
• of those You woundedחָלָלchâlâl · slain: woundedH2491

Cross-references for Psalms 69:26

• Psalms 109:16For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
• 2 Chronicles 28:9But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
• Job 19:21Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.
• Zechariah 1:15but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
• Isaiah 53:4Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
• Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Commentaries on Psalms 69:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten - That is, instead of pitying one who is afflicted of God, or showing compassion for him, they “add” to his sorrows by their own persecutions. The psalmist was suffering as under the hand of God. He needed sympathy from others in his trials. Instead of that, however, he found only reproaches, opposition, persecution, calumny. There was an entire want of sympathy and kindness. There was a disposition to take…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 22-29 These are prophecies of the destruction of Christ's persecutors. Verses #(22-23), are applied to the judgments of God upon the unbelieving Jews, in Ro 11:9, 10. When the supports of life and delights of sense, through the corruption of our nature, are made the food and fuel of sin, then our table is a snare. Their sin was, that they would not see, but shut their eyes against the light, loving darkness rather; their punishment was, that they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Though smitten of God (Is 53:4), men were not less guilty in persecuting the sufferer (Ac 2:23). talk to the grief--in respect to, about it, implying derision and taunts. wounded--or, literally, "mortally wounded."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 69:26

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Character
• Jesus, the Christ
• Malice
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Comforter
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• Psalms
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• Grief; Grieve
• Intercession
• Psalms, Book of
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Commentaries on Psalms 69

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings