Psalms 69:7
Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
In Context
8One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people;
Psalms 44:22Surely, for thy sake, have we been slain all the day, We have been accounted as sheep for slaughter.
Isaiah 53:3Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains and familiar with sickness,—Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.
Matthew 26:67Then, spat they into his face, and buffeted him; and, others, struck him smartly,
Matthew 27:38Then, are crucified with him, two robbers,—one on the right hand, and one on the left.
Luke 23:35And the people were standing, looking on. But the rulers were sneering, saying—Others, he saved, let him save himself,—if, this, is, the Christ of God, the Chosen.
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 →