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humiliation is written all over my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/69.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/69.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because for Your sake I have endured disgrace; Dishonor has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Confusion <i>and</i> dishonor have covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have endured insults because of you, and shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have endured insults because of You, and shame has covered my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is for your sake alone that I am insulted and blush with shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults. Humiliation has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is for your sake that I have been insulted and that I am covered with shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I am being mocked because of you. Dishonor overwhelms me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because for your sake I suffer insults. Shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For because of You I have borne reproach, "" Shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because for thee I bare reproach: shame covered my face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:8>For because of you, I have endured reproach; confusion has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For it is on your account I bear insult, that disgrace covers my face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For your sake I have borne reproach and shame has covered my face.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; Confusion hath covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I have suffered reproach for thy sake; shame has covered my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-7.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=8179" 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">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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">I have endured</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·pāh (N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">scorn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for Your sake,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3639.htm" title="3639: ḵə·lim·māh (N-fs) -- Insult, reproach, ignominy. From kalam; disgrace.">and shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: kis·sə·ṯāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">has covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">my face.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,…<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="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-25</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a></span><br />For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Matthew 27:27-31</a></span><br />Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him. / They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. / And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-16.htm">Mark 15:16-20</a></span><br />Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together. / They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head. / And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Luke 23:11</a></span><br />And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-10.htm">John 1:10-11</a></span><br />He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. / He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7</a></span><br />The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48-49</a></span><br />The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” / “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-20.htm">John 10:20</a></span><br />Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2-3</a></span><br />Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. / Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Jeremiah 15:15</a></span><br />You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30</a></span><br />Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because for your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face.</p><p class="hdg">Because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6-8</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a></b></br> Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Jeremiah 15:15</a></b></br> O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.</p><p class="hdg">shame</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></b></br> I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></b></br> He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were <i>our</i> faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Matthew 26:67,68</a></b></br> Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote <i>him</i> with the palms of their hands, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/psalms/61-6.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/64-8.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/psalms/65-2.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/85-2.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Covers</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Endure</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/120-4.htm">Sharp</a> <a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Wounded</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>For I have endured scorn for Your sake</b><br>This phrase reflects the psalmist's experience of suffering and rejection due to his devotion to God. In the biblical context, enduring scorn for God's sake is a recurring theme, seen in the lives of prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Jeremiah 20:8-9</a>) and Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a>). The psalmist's suffering can be seen as a type of Christ, who endured mockery and scorn during His earthly ministry (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29-31</a>). This phrase also connects to the New Testament encouragement for believers to rejoice in suffering for Christ's sake (<a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14</a>).<p><b>and shame has covered my face</b><br>The imagery of shame covering one's face indicates deep humiliation and disgrace. In ancient Near Eastern culture, honor and shame were significant social values, and public disgrace was a severe affliction. This phrase can be linked to the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>, who was "despised and rejected by men." It also foreshadows the humiliation of Jesus Christ, who bore the shame of the cross (<a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2</a>). The psalmist's experience resonates with the call for believers to bear reproach for the sake of Christ (<a href="/hebrews/13-13.htm">Hebrews 13:13</a>).<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 suffering, which he endures for the sake of his devotion to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure for whom David is enduring scorn and shame. David's relationship with God is the reason for his suffering, highlighting his commitment and faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>Though not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of the psalm suggests that David's adversaries are the source of his scorn and shame.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, Jerusalem often serves as the backdrop for David's life and struggles, representing the center of worship and the presence of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_foreshadowing.htm">Messianic Foreshadowing</a></b><br>This psalm is often seen as prophetic, pointing to the suffering of Christ, who also endured scorn and shame for the sake of God's will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a></b><br>Like David, believers are called to endure scorn and shame for the sake of their faith in God. This endurance is a testament to their commitment and trust in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identifying_with_christ.htm">Identifying with Christ</a></b><br>As Christians, enduring scorn for God's sake allows believers to identify with the sufferings of Christ, who bore shame for the redemption of humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Following God may lead to ridicule and shame from the world, but believers are encouraged to remain steadfast, knowing that their reward is in heaven.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_vindication.htm">God's Vindication</a></b><br>Trust that God will ultimately vindicate those who suffer for His sake, as He did with David and Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_through_suffering.htm">Witness Through Suffering</a></b><br>Our response to scorn and shame can serve as a powerful witness to others, demonstrating the strength and hope found in a relationship with 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_evidence_shows_david's_deep_distress.htm">Psalm 69:20 says the psalmist's heart was broken by scorn--what external evidence supports such severe distress in David's life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_kings_fall_if_'not_be_moved'.htm">Psalm 21:7: If the king indeed 'shall not be moved,' how do we explain other biblical accounts where kings of Israel fell from power or faced defeat?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_face_harm_if_god_protects.htm">Psalm 121:7 - Why do believers still face physical harm or death if the Psalm claims God preserves them from 'all evil'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_suffer_if_god_protects.htm">Psalm 32:7 depicts God as a hiding place from trouble; why do devout individuals still face suffering and calamities?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Because.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">for.</span><p><span class= "bld">For thy sake.</span>--It is plain from <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm" title="For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me.">Psalm 69:9</a> that these words can only mean that the reproach under which the psalmist (or the community of which he was the spokesman) laboured was borne in the cause of religion. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm" title="O LORD, you know: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in your long-suffering: know that for your sake I have suffered rebuke.">Jeremiah 15:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because for thy sake I have borne reproach.</span> The real secret of the enmity which David provoked, both on the part of Saul, of Absalom, of Joab, and of other ungodly men, was his own piety and devotion to God's service. Irreligious men hate those who are religions, whose conduct shames them by its contrast with their own evil courses. They revenge themselves, sometimes by scoffing at the religious observances of the pious (ver. 10), sometimes by insinuating that all profession of religion is hypocrisy. <span class="cmt_word">Shame hath covered my face.</span> I have been made to feel shame at the charges which have been brought against me (see <a href="/2_samuel/15-3.htm">2 Samuel 15:3</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm">2 Samuel 16:7, 8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-7.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have endured</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׂ֣אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">scorn</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Your sake,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֭לֶיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<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 shame</span><br /><span class="heb">כְלִמָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·lim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3639.htm">Strong's 3639: </a> </span><span class="str2">Insult, reproach, ignominy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has covered</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּסְּתָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kis·sə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my face.</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-7.htm">Psalm 69:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:7 Because for your sake I have borne (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:8" /></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>