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let your fierce anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/69.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Pour out your fury on them; consume them with your burning anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Pour out Your indignation upon them, And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Pour out Thine indignation on them, And may Thy burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Pour out Your indignation on them, And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pour out your rage on them, and let your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pour out Your rage on them, and let Your burning anger overtake them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Pour out thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Show them how angry you are! Be furious and catch them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of thine anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pour your rage on them. Let your burning anger catch up with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Pour out your anger on them; let your indignation overtake them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May you pour out your fury on them. May your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Pour out thy indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pour out your indignation on them. Let the fierceness of your anger overtake them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Pour Your indignation on them, "" And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Pour out upon them thy wrath, and the burning of thins anger shall overtake then).<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:25>Pour out your indignation upon them, and may the fury of your anger take hold of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pour out your wrath upon them; let the fury of your anger overtake them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Pour out your indignation upon them, and let your burning anger overtake them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Pour out your wrath upon them and let the heat of your wrath tread upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Pour out Thine indignation upon them, And let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Pour out thy wrath upon them, and let the fury of thine anger take hold on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-24.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=8305" 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">23</span>May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šə·p̄āḵ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">Pour out</a> <a href="/hebrew/2195.htm" title="2195: za‘·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Indignation. From za'am; strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. fury.">Your wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740: wa·ḥă·rō·wn (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- (burning of) anger. Or charon; from charah; a burning of anger.">and let Your burning anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: yaś·śî·ḡêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">overtake them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.…<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="/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9-10</a></span><br />And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Revelation 16:1</a></span><br />Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Jeremiah 10:25</a></span><br />Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">Lamentations 3:64-66</a></span><br />You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. / Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! / You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a></span><br />Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8</a></span><br />Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Isaiah 63:6</a></span><br />I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32-35</a></span><br />But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. / Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras. / “Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a></span><br />Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Revelation 6:16-17</a></span><br />And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Jeremiah 30:23-24</a></span><br />Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked. / The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Pour out your indignation on them, and let your wrathful anger take hold of them.</p><p class="hdg">Pour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Psalm 79:6</a></b></br> Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:</p><p class="hdg">take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15</a></b></br> Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a></b></br> And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces <i>shall be as</i> flames.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a></b></br> But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/56-7.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/psalms/59-3.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/psalms/66-11.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/psalms/59-13.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-19.htm">Wrathful</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/102-8.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/psalms/73-23.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-18.htm">Wrathful</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>Pour out Your wrath upon them</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine justice against the psalmist's enemies. In the biblical context, God's wrath is often associated with His righteous judgment against sin and rebellion. The psalmist, traditionally identified as David, seeks God's intervention against those who oppose him, which can be seen as a call for God to uphold His covenant promises. This plea is consistent with other imprecatory psalms, where the psalmist calls for God's judgment on the wicked (e.g., <a href="/psalms/35.htm">Psalm 35</a>, <a href="/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>). Theologically, it underscores the belief in God's sovereignty and justice, where divine wrath is a response to human sinfulness.<p><b>and let Your burning anger overtake them</b><br>The imagery of "burning anger" conveys the intensity of God's righteous indignation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, fire often symbolized divine presence and judgment, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the consuming fire on Mount Sinai (Exodus 19). The request for God's anger to "overtake" the enemies suggests a complete and inescapable judgment. This reflects the biblical theme of retribution, where those who oppose God's anointed face inevitable consequences. Theologically, it points to the ultimate justice of God, which is fully realized in the eschatological judgment. In the New Testament, this concept is echoed in the final judgment described in Revelation, where God's wrath is poured out on the unrepentant (Revelation 16). This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ over evil, where His righteous judgment will prevail.<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 a deep lament and plea for God's intervention against his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>The unspecified adversaries who are persecuting David, representing those who oppose God's anointed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and deliverer, whom David calls upon to enact justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of the Psalm often reflects David's concern for the welfare of Zion, God's chosen place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wrath_of_god.htm">Wrath of God</a></b><br>A significant theme in this verse, representing divine justice and retribution against sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_justice.htm">Understanding Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's wrath is a response to sin and rebellion. It is a part of His holy and just nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_timing.htm">Trusting in God's Timing</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing for justice rather than taking matters into their own hands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_imprecatory_prayers.htm">The Role of Imprecatory Prayers</a></b><br>Imprecatory prayers, like those found in <a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Psalm 69</a>, reflect a deep trust in God's justice and a desire for His righteousness to prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_balance_of_love_and_justice.htm">The Balance of Love and Justice</a></b><br>While God is love, He is also just. Understanding this balance helps believers navigate their own responses to injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_personal_attitudes.htm">Reflecting on Personal Attitudes</a></b><br>This verse challenges believers to examine their own hearts for any desire for personal vengeance and to surrender those feelings to God.<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/what_is_an_imprecatory_prayer.htm">What is an imprecatory prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_salvation_from_the_jews.htm">Why did Jesus disrupt the money changers' tables?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_69_curses_fit_with_mercy.htm">Psalm 69:22-28 calls down curses on enemies--how does this fit with other biblical teachings on mercy and forgiveness (e.g., Matthew 5:44)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_psalm_137_9_mean.htm">What does Psalm 137:9 mean about dashing babies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.</span> At any rate, be angry with them, and show thine anger in some way or other. Let them net escape scatheless. A general malediction, after which the writer returns to particulars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-24.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">Pour out</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄āḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">זַעְמֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(za‘·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2195.htm">Strong's 2195: </a> </span><span class="str2">Froth at the mouth, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and let Your burning anger</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲר֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2740.htm">Strong's 2740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burning of anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overtake them.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaś·śî·ḡêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-24.htm">Psalm 69:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:24 Pour out your indignation on them (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:25" /></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>