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Psalms 69:5
5You know, God, that I do foolish things. I cannot hide my sins from you.
Psalms 69:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
- New International Version (NIV)You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.
Context of Psalms 69:5
3I have shouted so much for help that I am tired and weak. My mouth is so dry that it hurts. I have looked so long for help from you, my God, that my eyes have become weak. 4Very many people hate me with no good reason. They are more than the number of hairs on my head! My enemies are too strong for me. They want to destroy me with their lies. They make me give back to them things that I did not take from them! You know, God, that I do foolish things. I cannot hide my sins from you. 6My Lord, Almighty Lord, Israel's God, do not let anyone who trusts you become ashamed because of me. Do not let anyone who serves you become ashamed because of me. 7Because I belong to you, people insult me. They make me feel ashamed.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:5 word by word
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִכְחָֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:5
- Psalms 17:3You look deep into my mind. You check my thoughts at night. When you test me, you find nothing that is wrong. I have decided that I will never tell any lies.
- Psalms 19:12Nobody realizes every time they do something wrong. Please forgive me for the sins that I do not know about.
- Psalms 44:20We might have turned against you, our God, and worshipped a strange god.
- Psalms 38:9My Lord, you already know what I want most. You hear me when I cry with pain.
- Jeremiah 16:17I am watching them carefully all the time. They cannot hide from me. I can see all their sins.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou knowest my foolishness - Though we have been brought into captivity in consequence of the crimes of our fathers, yet we have guilt enough of our own to merit a continuation of our miseries. How can such words as are in this verse be attributed to our blessed Lord, however they may be twisted or turned?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5O God, thou knowest my foolishness - The errors and follies of my life. Though conscious of innocence in this case - though he felt that his enemies hated him “without cause,” and that they took what belonged to him and not to them, yet he was not insensible to the fact that he was a sinner, and he was not unwilling to confess before God, that, however conscious of uprightness he might be in his dealings toward people, yet toward God, he was a sinful man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist confesses his sins and prays that God’s response to him will encourage others in similar conditions to place their hope in the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. This may be regarded as an appeal, vindicating his innocence, as if he had said, "If sinful, thou knowest," &c. Though David's condition as a sufferer may typify Christ's, without requiring that a parallel be found in character.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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