God’s Word Translation
Psalms 69:8
8I have become a stranger to my ⌞own⌟ brothers, a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
Psalms 69:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
- New International Version (NIV)I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother's sons.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children;
Context of Psalms 69:8
6Do not let those who wait with hope for you be put to shame because of me, O Almighty Lord of Armies. Do not let those who come to you for help be humiliated because of me, O God of Israel. 7Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults. Humiliation has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my ⌞own⌟ brothers, a foreigner to my mother’s sons. 9Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. 10I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:8 word by word
מ֭וּזָר הָיִ֣יתִי לְאֶחָ֑י וְ֝נָכְרִ֗י לִבְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:8
- Psalms 31:11I have become a disgrace because of all my opponents. I have become someone dreaded by my friends, even by my neighbors. Those who see me on the street run away from me.
- Job 19:13“My brothers stay far away from me. My friends are complete strangers to me.
- Matthew 26:48Now, the traitor had given them a signal. He said, “The one I kiss is the man you want. Arrest him!”
- John 1:11He went to his own people, and his own people didn’t accept him.
- John 7:5Even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
- 1 Samuel 17:28Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard David talking to the men. Then Eliab became angry with David. “Why did you come here,” he asked him, “and with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how overconfident and headstrong you are. You came here just to see the battle.”
- Micah 7:5Don’t trust your neighbors. Don’t have confidence in ⌞your⌟ friends. Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.
- Matthew 10:21“Brother will hand over brother to death; a father will hand over his child. Children will rebel against their parents and kill them.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I am become a stranger unto my brethren - That is, They treat me as they would a stranger; as one in whom they have no interest, and whom they regard with no friendship. Compare the notes at Psalm 31:11. And an alien unto my mother‘s children - A foreigner; one of another tribe or nation; one to whom they were bound by no tie of relationship. The allusion in the language “unto my mother‘s children” is intended to denote the most intimate relationship. In…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12Mistreated and abandoned by family, friends, and community, the psalmist seeks comfort, relief (Psalm 69:13–18), and justice (69:22–28) from the Lord.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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