Psalms 69:7
For on account of thee do I suffer reproach, And shame covereth my face!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
In Context
8I am become a stranger to my brothers; Yea, an alien to my mother's sons.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
Psalms 44:22But for thy sake we are killed all the day; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Isaiah 53:3He was despised, and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows, and acquainted with disease; As one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Matthew 26:67Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some smote him with the palms of their hands,
Matthew 27:38Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left.
Luke 23:35And the people stood looking on; and the rulers sneered, saying, Others he saved; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, the chosen one.
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 →