New English Translation
Psalms 69:5
5O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you.
Psalms 69:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
- New International Version (NIV)You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.
Context of Psalms 69:5
3I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. 4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal! O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you. 6Let none who rely on you be disgraced because of me, O sovereign Lord and king! Let none who seek you be ashamed because of me, O God of Israel! 7For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:5 word by word
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִכְחָֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 69:5
- Psalms 17:3You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.
- Psalms 19:12Who can know all his errors? Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.
- Psalms 44:20If we had rejected our God, and spread out our hands in prayer to another god,
- Psalms 38:9O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.
- Jeremiah 16:17For I see everything they do. Their wicked ways are not hidden from me. Their sin is not hidden away where I cannot see it.
Commentaries on Psalms 69:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Thou knowest my foolishness - Though we have been brought into captivity in consequence of the crimes of our fathers, yet we have guilt enough of our own to merit a continuation of our miseries. How can such words as are in this verse be attributed to our blessed Lord, however they may be twisted or turned?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5O God, thou knowest my foolishness - The errors and follies of my life. Though conscious of innocence in this case - though he felt that his enemies hated him “without cause,” and that they took what belonged to him and not to them, yet he was not insensible to the fact that he was a sinner, and he was not unwilling to confess before God, that, however conscious of uprightness he might be in his dealings toward people, yet toward God, he was a sinful man…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The psalmist confesses his sins and prays that God’s response to him will encourage others in similar conditions to place their hope in the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. This may be regarded as an appeal, vindicating his innocence, as if he had said, "If sinful, thou knowest," &c. Though David's condition as a sufferer may typify Christ's, without requiring that a parallel be found in character.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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