Psalms 69:11

11 When I put on black clothes to show how sad I am, people make jokes about me.

Psalms 69:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:11

I made sackcloth also my garment
Though we nowhere read that Jesus put on sackcloth upon any occasion, yet it is not improbable that he did; besides, the phrase may only intend that he mourned and sorrowed at certain times, as persons do when they put on sackcloth: moreover, as the common garb of his forerunner was raiment of camels' hair, with a leathern girdle; so it is very likely his own was very mean, suitable to his condition; who, though he was rich, for our sakes became poor;

and I became a proverb to them;
a byword; so that when they saw any person in sackcloth, or in vile raiment, behold such an one looks like Jesus of Nazareth.

Psalms 69:11 In-Context

9 My great love for your house destroys me. Those who make fun of you make fun of me also.
10 When I sob and go without eating, they laugh at me.
11 When I put on black clothes to show how sad I am, people make jokes about me.
12 Those who gather in public places make fun of me. Those who get drunk make up songs about me.
13 But Lord, I pray to you. May this be the time you show me your favor. God, answer me because you love me so much. Save me, as you always do.
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