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Psalms 69:23
23Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. Let their thighs continually shake.
Psalms 69:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
- New International Version (NIV)May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually.
Context of Psalms 69:23
21They poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink. 22Let the table set for them become a trap and a snare for their friends. Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. Let their thighs continually shake. 24Pour your rage on them. Let your burning anger catch up with them. 25Let their camp be deserted and their tents empty.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:23 word by word
תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם מֵרְא֑וֹת וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם תָּמִ֥יד הַמְעַֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:23
- Isaiah 6:9And he said, “Go and tell these people, ‘No matter how closely you listen, you’ll never understand. No matter how closely you look, you’ll never see.’
- Isaiah 29:9If you confuse yourselves, you will be confused. If you blind yourselves, you will be blinded. You are drunk, but not from wine. You stagger, but not from liquor.
- Matthew 13:14So they make Isaiah’s prophecy come true: ‘You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend.
- John 12:39So the people couldn’t believe because, as Isaiah also said,
- Acts 28:26The Spirit said: ‘Go to these people and say, “You will hear clearly but never understand. You will see clearly but never comprehend.
- Romans 11:25Brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery so that you won’t become arrogant. The minds of some Israelites have become closed until all of God’s non-Jewish people are included.
- 2 Corinthians 3:14However, their minds became closed. In fact, to this day the same veil is still there when they read the Old Testament. It isn’t removed, because only Christ can remove it.
- Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no peace, no place to call your own. There the Lord will give you an unsettled mind, failing eyesight, and despair.
- Isaiah 21:3That is why my body is full of trembling. Pain grips me like the pain of childbirth. I’m disturbed by what I hear. I’m terrified by what I see.
- Jeremiah 30:6Ask now, and see: Can a man give birth to a child? Why, then, do I see every strong man holding his stomach in pain like a woman giving birth to a child? Why has every face turned pale?
- Daniel 5:6Then the king turned pale, and his thoughts frightened him. His hip joints became loose, and his knees knocked against each other.
- Romans 11:10Let their vision become clouded so that they cannot see. Let them carry back-breaking burdens forever.”
Commentaries on Psalms 69:23
- 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. 22-23The psalmist asks God to give his suffering (Psalm 69:3) to his enemies. Paul applied these words to the unbelieving Jews of his day (Romans 11:9–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. With unimportant verbal changes, this language is used by Paul to describe the rejection of the Jews who refused to receive the Saviour (Ro 11:9, 10). The purport of the figures used is that blessings shall become curses, the "table" of joy (as one of food) a "snare," their welfare--literally, "peaceful condition," or security, a "trap." Darkened eyes and failing strength complete the picture of the ruin falling on them under the invoked…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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