Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 69:28
28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
Psalms 69:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
- New International Version (NIV)May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; let them not be enrolled among the righteous.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous.
Context of Psalms 69:28
26For 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. May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous. 29But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God. 30I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:28 word by word
יִ֭מָּחֽוּ מִסֵּ֣פֶר חַיִּ֑ים וְעִ֥ם צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים אַל־יִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 69:28
- Exodus 32:32Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
- Isaiah 65:16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
- Hosea 1:9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
- Revelation 3:5Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
- Revelation 22:19And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.
- Isaiah 4:3Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem will be called holy— all in Jerusalem who are recorded among the living—
- Isaiah 13:9Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming— cruel, with fury and burning anger— to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.
- Luke 10:20Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
- Philippians 4:3Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
- Hebrews 12:23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
- Revelation 13:8And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
- Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Let them be blotted out - They shall be blotted out from the land of the living. They shall be cut off from life, which they have forfeited by their cruelty and oppression. The psalmist is speaking of retributive justice; and in this sense all these passages are to be understood. And not be written with the righteous - They shall have no title to that long life which God has promised to his followers.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Let them be blotted out of the book of the living - That is, Let them cease to live; let them not be numbered among living people; let them be cut off. This language is taken from the custom of registering the names of persons in a list, roll, or catalogue, Exodus 32:32. See the notes at Philemon 4:3. Compare Revelation 3:5. The language has no reference to the future world; it is “not” a prayer that they should not be saved. And not be written with the…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. 28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life: Compare Psalm 1:5–6; 9:5; Revelation 3:5; 20:15; 21:22–27.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. iniquity--or, "punishment of iniquity" (Psa 40:12). come ... righteousness--partake of its benefits.Read the comment
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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
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