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

24Yes, punish them, because you are so angry with them! 25Let their homes become empty, so that nobody lives in them any more. Do this, because they chase after the people that you have already punished. They talk about the pain of the people that you have hurt. 27Make a note of all their sins. Do not ever forgive them, so that they are righteous. 28Remove their names from the book of living people. Do not write their names on the list of righteous people.

Psalms 69:26 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For they persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• whom thou hast smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• and they talkסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• to the griefמַכְאוֹבmak'ôb mak'ôb mak'ôbâh · painH4341
• of those whom thou hast woundedחָלָלchâlâl · slain: woundedH2491

Cross-references for Psalms 69:26

• Psalms 109:16My enemy was never kind to anyone. He was cruel to poor, weak, and helpless people. He even caused them to die,
• 2 Chronicles 28:9Oded, a prophet of the Lord, lived there. He went to meet Israel's soldiers when they arrived back in Samaria. He said to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah's people. So he let you have power over them to punish them. But you have killed them in a very cruel way. God in heaven has seen what you have done.
• Job 19:21Please be kind to me, my friends. God has caused me to suffer, so please be kind to me.
• Zechariah 1:15I am very angry with the countries that are safe and without danger. Those countries were too cruel to my people, when I was only a little angry with Jerusalem.”
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15People like that even killed the Lord Jesus. They killed God's prophets, too. They also did bad things against us, so that we had to leave their towns. They make God become angry. They are enemies of all people,
• Isaiah 53:4But he took away all our weakness! He carried our pain for us. We thought that he was receiving punishment for his own sins. We thought that God was causing him to suffer.
• Zechariah 13:7‘Attack my shepherd with a sharp knife. Attack the man that is next to me,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘Kill the shepherd and then the sheep will run away. Then I will attack the young sheep.
• Mark 15:28[The Bible says that this would happen. It says, ‘People thought of him as someone who did not obey God's Law.’]

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
• Gall
• Psalms
• Restore
• Sink
• Standing
• Grief; Grieve
• Intercession
• Psalms, Book of
• Song

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