Psalms 69:29
But I am poor, and sorrowful: May thine aid, O God! set me on high!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
In Context
30Then I will praise the name of God in a song; I will give glory to him with thanksgiving.
Cross References
Psalms 18:48He delivered me from my enemies; Yea, thou hast lifted me up above my adversaries; Thou hast saved me from the violent man!
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember, and turn to Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!
Psalms 59:1“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.” Deliver me from my enemies, O my God! Defend me from them that rise up against me!
Psalms 89:26He shall say to me, 'Thou art my father, My God, and the rock of my salvation!'
Psalms 109:22For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
Isaiah 53:2For He grew up before him like a tender plant, Like a sucker from a dry soil; He had no form, nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, Nor beauty, that we should take pleasure in him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:23-30
Pleading with God; Prophetic Imprecations. 22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast… Read the whole commentary →