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Psalms 69:8
8I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;
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.
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me; they treat me like a stranger.
Context of Psalms 69:8
6Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me. 7For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children; 9for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. 10When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;
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 31:11Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.
- Job 19:13“He has alienated my family from me; my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
- Matthew 26:48Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him.”
- John 1:11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
- John 7:5For even his own brothers did not believe in him.
- 1 Samuel 17:28When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came down only to watch the battle.”
- Micah 7:5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with the woman who lies in your embrace guard the words of your lips.
- Matthew 10:21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
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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