Psalm 69:7

Translations

Modern

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

Traditional

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

Literal

It is for Your sake that I have carried scorn, and shame has covered my face.

Latin

Quoniam propter te sustinui opprobrium; operuit confusio faciem meam.

Original

Hebrew

English

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

Notes

Psalms 69:7–12

Mistreated and abandoned by family, friends, and community, the psalmist seeks comfort, relief (Psalm 69:13–18), and justice (69:22–28) from the Lord.

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

Isaiah 50:6
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.
Jeremiah 15:15
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.
Psalm 44:22
Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
Hebrews 12:2
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.
John 15:21–24
But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
Luke 23:11
And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
Isaiah 53:3
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.
Matthew 26:67–68
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
Matthew 27:38–44
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
Matthew 27:29–30
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!”
Luke 23:35–37
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
Psalm 44:15
All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,

Glossary

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

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In David: King of Israel: Type of Christ Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Persecution of Jesus Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Bearing Reproach Religious Zeal: Exemplified Reviling and Reproaching: Saints: Endure for God's Sake

Psalm 69:7

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