Focused Passage

Psalms 69:22-28

Zeal, Reproach, and the Saving God Who Rebuilds Zion

Psalm 69 moves from drowning distress and causeless hatred, through reproach for God-centered zeal and renewed pleas for rescue, into imprecatory judgment, thankful praise, and covenant hope for Zion and the descendants of God's servants.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

24Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

27Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.

28May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

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References and Original Words

Verse 22

Original words

May their tableיְהִֽי־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular. . .לִפְנֵיהֶ֣םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralbecomeשֻׁלְחָנָ֣םH7979Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plurala snareלְפָ֑חH6341Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularmay it be a retributionוְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥יםH7965Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraland a trapלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃H4170Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • A slight revocalization of the Hebrew (see also LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate); literally may their prosperity be a trap; cited in Romans 11:9
Verse 23

Original words

May their eyesעֵ֭ינֵיהֶםH5869Noun - cdc | third person masculine pluralbe darkenedתֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָהH2821Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralso they cannot seeמֵרְא֑וֹתH7200Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand their backsוּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםH4975Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine pluralbe bentהַמְעַֽד׃H4571Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularforeverתָּמִ֥ידH8548Adverb

BSB notes

  • LXX; Hebrew and may their loins tremble continually; cited in Romans 11:10
Verse 24

Original words

Pour outשְׁפָךְ־H8210Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularYour wrathזַעְמֶ֑ךָH2195Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularupon themעֲלֵיהֶ֥םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluraland let Your burning angerוַחֲר֥וֹןH2740Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .אַ֝פְּךָ֗H639Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularovertake themיַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃H5381Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Verse 25

Original words

Mayתְּהִי־H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singulartheir placeטִֽירָתָ֥םH2918Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralbe desertedנְשַׁמָּ֑הH8074Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularlet there be no oneאַל־H408Adverb-יְהִ֥יH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularto dwellיֹשֵֽׁב׃H3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םH168Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Cited in Acts 1:20
Verse 26

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthey persecuteרָדָ֑פוּH7291Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralthe oneאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeYouאַתָּ֣הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularstruckהִכִּ֣יתָH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularand recountיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃H5608Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe painמַכְא֖וֹבH4341Noun - masculine singular constructof those You woundedחֲלָלֶ֣יךָH2491Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

Addתְּֽנָה־H5414Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singulariniquityעָ֭וֺןH5771Noun - common singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir iniquityעֲוֺנָ֑םH5771Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plurallet them notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverbshareיָ֝בֹ֗אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralin Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃H6666Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

May they be blotted outיִ֭מָּחֽוּH4229Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralof the Bookמִסֵּ֣פֶרH5612Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Lifeחַיִּ֑יםH2416Noun - masculine pluraland notאַל־H408Adverblistedיִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃H3789Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwithוְעִ֥םH5973Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe righteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםH6662Adjective - masculine plural

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