New English Translation
Psalms 69:25
25May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited!
Psalms 69:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
- New International Version (NIV)May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May their camp be a desolation; let no one dwell in their tents.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let their dwelling place be desolate; Let no one live in their tents.
Context of Psalms 69:25
23May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently! 24Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them! May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited! 26For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish. 27Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:25 word by word
תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָ֥ם נְשַׁמָּ֑ה בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם אַל־יְהִ֥י יֹשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:25
- 1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’
- Jeremiah 7:12So, go to the place in Shiloh where I allowed myself to be worshiped in the early days. See what I did to it because of the wicked things my people Israel did.
- Matthew 23:38Look, your house is left to you desolate!
- Matthew 24:1Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings.
- Acts 1:20“For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’
- Isaiah 5:1I will sing to my love – a song to my lover about his vineyard. My love had a vineyard on a fertile hill.
- Isaiah 6:11I replied, “How long, sovereign master?” He said, “Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,
Commentaries on Psalms 69:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Let their habitation be desolate - Margin, “their palace.” The Hebrew word means properly a wall; then, a fortress or castle; and then it means also a nomadic encampment, a rustic village, a farm-hamlet. The word conveys the idea of an “enclosure,” with special reference to an encampment, or a collection of tents. The Septuagint renders it here ̓́ epaulis meaning a place to pass the night in, especially for flocks and herds. The Hebrew word - טירה…Read the comment
- 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. 25Peter quoted this verse after the death of Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. An utter desolation awaits them. They will not only be driven from their homes, but their homes--or, literally, "palaces," indicative of wealth--shall be desolate (compare Mt 23:38).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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