Psalm 69:4

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

Literal

Those hating me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those seeking my destruction, my enemies with deception! That which I did not steal, I must then return.

Latin

Multiplicati sunt super capillos capitis mei qui oderunt me gratis. Confortati sunt qui persecuti sunt me inimici mei injuste; quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Psalms 69:4

John applied this lament to Jesus (John 15:25).

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

Psalm 35:19
Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
John 15:25
But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
Psalm 109:3–5
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
Psalm 35:11–12
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
Isaiah 53:4–7
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
Psalm 38:19–20
Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
Psalm 40:12
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Psalm 7:3–5
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
Psalm 59:3
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Glossary

David Music Persecution Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Enemy: The Wickedness of David's Haters Hatred to Christ is Without Cause Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Malice: General Scriptures Concerning Persecution of Jesus Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Being Hated by the Jews The Hair: Innumerable

Psalm 69:4

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