Psalm 69:8

Translations

Modern

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

Traditional

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.

Literal

I have become a stranger to my brothers, and a foreigner to the sons of my mother.

Latin

Extraneus factus sum fratribus meis, et peregrinus filiis matris meæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

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

Psalm 31:11
Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
John 1:11
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
John 7:5
For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.
Matthew 10:35–36
For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Psalm 38:11
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Matthew 26:70–74
But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”
Micah 7:5–6
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
Matthew 10:21–22
Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
1 Samuel 17:28
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
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.
Job 19:13–19
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
Matthew 26:56
But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

Glossary

David Foreigner 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 Being Rejected by his Brethren Religious Zeal: Exemplified

Psalm 69:8

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