God’s Word Translation
Psalms 69:12
12Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs about me.
Psalms 69:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am the talk of those who sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
Context of Psalms 69:12
10I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it. 11I dressed myself in sackcloth, but I became the object of ridicule. Those who sit at the gate gossip about me, and drunkards make up songs about me. 13May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O Lord. O God, out of the greatness of your mercy, answer me with the truth of your salvation. 14Rescue me from the mud. Do not let me sink ⌞into it⌟. I want to be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep water.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:12 word by word
יָשִׂ֣יחוּ בִ֭י יֹ֣שְׁבֵי שָׁ֑עַר וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת שׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:12
- Deuteronomy 16:18Appoint judges and officers for your tribes in every city that the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people fairly.
- Matthew 27:12While the chief priests and leaders were accusing him, he said nothing.
- Luke 23:2They began to accuse Jesus by saying, “We found that he stirs up trouble among our people: He keeps them from paying taxes to the emperor, and he says that he is Christ, a king.”
- Acts 4:26Kings take their stand. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’
- Psalms 35:15Yet, when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me. Unknown attackers tore me apart without stopping.
- Job 30:8Godless fools and worthless people are forced out of the land with whips.
- Mark 15:17They dressed him in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown, and placed it on his head.
- Daniel 5:2As they were tasting the wine, Belshazzar ordered that the gold and silver utensils which his grandfather Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem be brought to him. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They that sit in the gate - At the gates were the courts for public justice; there were complaints lodged, and causes heard. No doubt many vexatious complaints were made against the poor captives; and false accusations, through which they grievously suffered; so that, literally, they were often "obliged to restore that which they had not taken away." See Psalm 69:4. The song of the drunkards - These poor miserable people were exposed to all sorts of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They that sit in the gate speak against me - The gates of cities were places of concourse; places where business was transacted; places where courts were frequently held. See the notes at Job 29:7. Compare Isaiah 14:31; Isaiah 28:6; Psalm 9:14. Calvin supposes that as the gates were the places where the judges sat to administer justice, the meaning here is that magistrates, or those who were high in rank and power, joined in the cry of reproach against…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12When the psalmist denies himself normal comforts to seek God in prayer, the wicked ridicule him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-127-12. This plea contemplates his relation to God as a sufferer in His cause. Reproach, domestic estrangement (Mr 3:21; Joh 7:5), exhaustion in God's service (Joh 2:17), revilings and taunts of base men were the sufferings.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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