Psalm 69:21

Translations

Modern

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Traditional

They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Literal

And they gave gall for my food, and for my thirst they made me drink vinegar.

Latin

Et dederunt in escam meam fel, et in siti mea potaverunt me aceto.

Original

Hebrew

English

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Notes

Psalms 69:21

vinegar to quench my thirst: This description applies to the suffering of Jesus (Matthew 27:34, 48; Luke 23:36; John 19:28–29).

Psalms 69:19–21

The psalmist feels alone and misunderstood. He cannot bear his doubts, and his troubles overwhelm him.

Psalms 69:1–36

In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Matthew 27:34
…they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.
Luke 23:36
The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine.
Mark 15:23
There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
Matthew 27:48
One of them quickly ran and brought a sponge. He filled it with sour wine, put it on a reed, and held it up for Jesus to drink.
Mark 15:36
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine. He put it on a reed and held it up for Jesus to drink, saying, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
John 19:28–30
After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
Jeremiah 9:15
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
Jeremiah 8:14
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
Deuteronomy 29:18
Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,

Glossary

Curse, Cursed David Gall Mercy Music Persecution Psalms, Book of Seven Last Sayings of Jesus Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth Wild Gourd

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Gall: Given to Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Death of Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Persecution of Jesus Prophecies Respecting Christ: Gall and Vinegar Being Given Him to Drink Vinegar used with Food

Psalm 69:21

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