Psalms 69:5
\69:4\Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
In Context
4\69:3\I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
6\69:5\O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.
Cross References
Psalms 19:12\19:11\By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 38:5\38:4\For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
Psalms 44:20\44:19\Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:2-13
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins… Read the whole commentary →