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Psalms 69:12
12Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards.
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 Living Translation (NLT)I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.
Context of Psalms 69:12
10When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach. 11I also made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword to them. Those who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am the song of the drunkards. 13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation. 14Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.
Read all of Psalms 69Psalms 69:12 word by word
יָשִׂ֣יחוּ בִ֭י יֹ֣שְׁבֵי שָׁ֑עַר וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת שׁוֹתֵ֥י שֵׁכָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:12
- Deuteronomy 16:18“You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
- Matthew 27:12And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
- Luke 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, 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 in my adversity they rejoiced And gathered together; Attackers gathered against me, And I did not know it; They tore at me and did not cease;
- Job 30:8They were sons of fools, Yes, sons of vile men; They were scourged from the land.
- Mark 15:17And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,
- Daniel 5:2While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, 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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