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Psalms 69:19
19God, you know that people are insulting me. They laugh at me to make me feel ashamed. You can see what all my enemies are doing.
Psalms 69:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
- New International Version (NIV)You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You know my reproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You.
Context of Psalms 69:19
17Do not turn away from me, your servant. I am in great trouble, so please answer me very soon. 18Come very near to me, and make me safe. Rescue me from my enemies. God, you know that people are insulting me. They laugh at me to make me feel ashamed. You can see what all my enemies are doing. 20When they insult me, it makes me very upset. I feel helpless. I hoped that someone would be kind and help me, but there was nobody. I wanted someone to comfort me, but I did not find anyone. 21Instead, my enemies put poison in my food. When I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:19 word by word
אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֗עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִ֣י וּ֭בָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִ֑י נֶ֝גְדְּךָ֗ כָּל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:19
- Psalms 69:7Because I belong to you, people insult me. They make me feel ashamed.
- Psalms 22:6People insult me. They think that I am worth nothing. It seems that I am only a worm, and I am not really a man.
- Isaiah 53:3People did not respect him. They refused to accept him. He was a man who received much pain. He knew what it felt like to be weak and ill. People did not even want to look at him. They did not respect him. We decided that he was worth nothing.
- Hebrews 12:2As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.
- 1 Peter 2:23People insulted Christ, but he did not say any bad thing to answer them. People caused him to have trouble, but he never tried to hurt them in return. Instead, Christ trusted God to help him. He knew that God always judges people fairly.
- John 8:49Jesus replied, ‘There is no demon in me. I want people to know how great my Father is. But you want people to think bad things about me.
- Psalms 2:2Kings and rulers decide to work together, to fight against the Lord and the king that he has chosen.
- Psalms 38:9My Lord, you already know what I want most. You hear me when I cry with pain.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Thou hast known my reproach - This is one of the most forcible appeals to mercy and compassion that was ever made. The language of these two verses is inimitable; and the sentiment cannot be mended. I can devise no comment that would not lessen their effect.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Thou hast known my reproach - The reproach that has come upon me; the shame and contempt which I am called to endure. God had seen all this; and the psalmist appeals to him as having seen it, as a reason why he should now interpose and save him. And my shame, and my dishonor - These are different words to express the same idea. They are accumulated here to denote the “greatness” of his distress. In other words, shame and reproach bad come upon him in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us persevere in prayer to our Lord to save us. The tokens of God's favour to us are enough to keep our spirits from sinking in the deepest outward troubles. If we think well of God, and continue to do so under the greatest hardships, we need not fear but he will do well for us. And if at any time we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21The psalmist feels alone and misunderstood. He cannot bear his doubts, and his troubles overwhelm him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Calling God to witness his distress, he presents its aggravation produced by the want of sympathizing friends (compare Is 63:5; Mr 14:50).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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