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my guilt is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/69.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, You know my foolishness, And my guilt is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O God, it is Thou who dost know my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O God, it is You who knows my folly, And all my guilt is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O God, You know my folly; My wrongs are not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, you know my foolishness, and my guilty acts are not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, You know my foolishness, and my guilty acts are not hidden from You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You know my foolish sins. Not one is hidden from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O God, you know my stupidity, and the things of which I am guilty are not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My sins, O God, are not hidden from you; you know how foolish I have been. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God, you know my sins, and my guilt is not hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is not hidden from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren't hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, You have known "" Concerning my overturn, "" And my desolations have not been hid from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O God, Thou -- Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou knewest for my folly, and my faults were not hid from thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my offences are not hidden from thee: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:6>O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God, you know my folly; my faults are not hidden from you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God, you know my crimes and my sins have not been hidden from you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O God, Thou knowest my folly; And my trespasses are not hid from Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my transgressions are not hidden from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8160" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">The Waters Are Up to My Neck</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/200.htm" title="200: lə·’iw·wal·tî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Folly. From the same as 'eviyl; silliness.">my folly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕlō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/819.htm" title="819: wə·’aš·mō·w·ṯay (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Wrongdoing, guiltiness. Feminine of 'asham; guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering.">and my guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: niḵ·ḥā·ḏū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">hidden</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Jeremiah 16:17</a></span><br />For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-21.htm">Job 34:21-22</a></span><br />For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. / There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20</a></span><br />Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a></span><br />As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-2.htm">Luke 12:2-3</a></span><br />There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. / What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-26.htm">Matthew 10:26</a></span><br />So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-4.htm">Job 31:4</a></span><br />Does He not see my ways and count my every step?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-8.htm">Acts 15:8</a></span><br />And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O God, you know my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from you.</p><p class="hdg">and my sins [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalm 17:3</a></b></br> Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited <i>me</i> in the night; thou hast tried me, <i>and</i> shalt find nothing; I am purposed <i>that</i> my mouth shall not transgress.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Psalm 19:12</a></b></br> Who can understand <i>his</i> errors? cleanse thou me from secret <i>faults</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Psalm 44:20,21</a></b></br> If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; … </p><p class="hdg">hid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Psalm 38:9</a></b></br> Lord, all my desire <i>is</i> before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Jeremiah 16:17</a></b></br> For mine eyes <i>are</i> upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-34.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Desolations</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Foolishness</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/job/12-15.htm">Overturn</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Trespasses</a> <a href="/psalms/51-9.htm">Wrongdoing</a> <a href="/psalms/58-2.htm">Wrongs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Desolations</a> <a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-23.htm">Foolishness</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-8.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/78-2.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Overturn</a> <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Trespasses</a> <a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Wrongdoing</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Wrongs</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 69</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">David complains of his affliction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">He devotes his enemies to destruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">He praises God with thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/69.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/69.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You know my folly, O God</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's omniscience, emphasizing that nothing is hidden from Him. The term "folly" refers to human errors and foolishness, which in biblical context often relates to sin or moral failings. This admission of folly is a common theme in the Psalms, where the psalmist frequently confesses human weakness and dependence on God's mercy. The acknowledgment of folly can be seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, which warns of the way that seems right to a man but leads to death, highlighting the need for divine guidance. This phrase also prefigures the transparency Jesus had with the Father, as seen in <a href="/john/17.htm">John 17</a>, where Jesus speaks openly to God about His mission and the disciples.<p><b>and my guilt is not hidden from You.</b><br>The psalmist admits to guilt, recognizing that God is fully aware of his sins. This reflects the biblical understanding that God sees all actions and knows the heart, as stated in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearances. The concept of guilt in the Old Testament often required atonement through sacrifices, pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the guilt of humanity on the cross. This phrase underscores the need for confession and repentance, themes that are central to the message of the prophets and the teachings of Jesus, such as in <a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Luke 15:7</a>, where there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Psalm 69</a>, David is expressing his deep distress and seeking God's intervention. He acknowledges his own shortcomings and sins before God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The omniscient and omnipresent deity who knows all things, including the innermost thoughts and sins of individuals. David appeals to God’s knowledge and mercy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of the Psalm often reflects the struggles and spiritual journey of the nation of Israel, with David as their king.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledgment_of_sin.htm">Acknowledgment of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize that God is fully aware of our sins and shortcomings. This acknowledgment is the first step towards repentance and spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God’s Omniscience</a></b><br>Understand that nothing is hidden from God. This should encourage honesty in our relationship with Him and reliance on His grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/confession_and_repentance.htm">Confession and Repentance</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of confessing our sins to God, trusting in His mercy and forgiveness as demonstrated throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Approach God with humility, acknowledging our imperfections and need for His guidance and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_mercy.htm">Seeking God’s Mercy</a></b><br>Encourage believers to seek God’s mercy and forgiveness, knowing that He is compassionate and ready to restore us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_69.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 69</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_sin_relapse.htm">What does the Bible say about sin relapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'sanctify_the_lord'_mean.htm">What does 'Stolen Water is Sweet' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_job_28_5_match_geology.htm">If Job 28:5 implies far-reaching knowledge of earth's processes, why does it not align with modern geological understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_cleopatra.htm">Is God greater than our hearts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/69.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">My foolishness.</span>--This does not conflict with a true Messianic application of the Psalm, but is fatal to that which would see in the author not an imperfect type, but a prophetic mouthpiece of Christ.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5-12.</span> - David follows up his complaint by a confession of sin (ver. 5), which shows that his sufferings are, at any rate, in some measure, deserved; but, at the same time, he pleads that, as his enemies are really persecuting him for his righteous deeds and his adherence to God (vers. 74 11), God is bound to come to his aid, in order that his own honour may be vindicated, and that the godly may not be put to shame on his (David's) account. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O God, thou knowest my foolishness</span> (see <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5</a>). According to the teaching both of the Old Testament (Proverbs, <span class="accented">passim</span>) and of the New (<a href="/mark/7-22.htm">Mark 7:22</a>; <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21, 22</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-1.htm">Galatians 3:1</a>, etc.), folly is a form of sin. <span class="cmt_word">And my sins are not hid from thee.</span> The rebuke of Nathan and the death of his child (<a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">2 Samuel 12:7-19</a>) had fully convinced David of this. Thenceforward his sins were ever before him (<a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3</a>), continually confessed by him, and felt to be as well known to God as to himself. Compare the opening of <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139</a>:, "Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether" (vers. 1-4). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭דַעְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my folly,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’iw·wal·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_200.htm">Strong's 200: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silliness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕlō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my guilt</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’aš·mō·w·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_819.htm">Strong's 819: </a> </span><span class="str2">Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hidden</span><br /><span class="heb">נִכְחָֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(niḵ·ḥā·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from You.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-5.htm">Psalm 69:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:5 God you know my foolishness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>