Psalms 69:7

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

Psalms 69:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:7

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach
Being reckoned a sinner, called a deceiver, said to be a Samaritan, and to have a devil; with many other reproaches, which he bore patiently for the sake of the word and worship of God, and for the sake of the glory of God, which he all along sought; and to repair the loss of it, which was sustained through the sin of man;

shame hath covered my face;
when he was spit upon by some, and smote by others with a rod upon his cheek; and when he was blindfolded, and bid to prophesy who smote him; see ( Isaiah 50:6 ) .

Psalms 69:7 In-Context

5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my guiltiness is not hid from thee.

6 Do not let those that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of the hosts, be ashamed for my sake; do not let those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

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

8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren and an alien unto my mother’s sons.

9 For the zeal of thy house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.