Psalms 69:7
Let not them be ashamed for me, who look for thee, O Lord, the Lord of hosts. Let them not be confounded on my account, who seek thee, O God of Israel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
In Context
6O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my offences are not hidden from thee:
8Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalms 44:22Shall not God search out these things : for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long : we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Isaiah 53:3Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not.
Matthew 26:67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him: and others struck his face with the palms of their hands,
Matthew 27:38Then were crucified with him two thieves: one on the right hand, and one on the left.
Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding, and the rulers with them derided him, saying: He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the elect of God.
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 →