New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 69:12
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
10When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach. 11When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards. 13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth. 14Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.
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יָשִׂ֣יחוּ בִ֭י יֹ֣שְׁבֵי שָׁ֑עַר וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת שׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 69:12
- Deuteronomy 16:18“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Matthew 27:12And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
- Luke 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”
- Acts 4:26The kings of the earth took their stand, And the rulers were gathered together Against the Lord and against His Christ.’
- Psalms 35:15But at my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The smiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They slandered me without ceasing.
- Job 30:8Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.
- Mark 15:17They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
- Daniel 5:2When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.
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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