Psalms 69:26

26 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt.

Psalms 69:26 in Other Translations

26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

26 For they persecute him whom you have struck down, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded.

26 To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury; they add to the pain of those you have hurt.

26 They gossiped about the one you disciplined, Made up stories about anyone wounded by God.

26 For they persecute the one You struck and talk about the pain of those You wounded.

Psalms 69:26 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:26

For they persecute [him] whom thou hast smitten
Meaning the Messiah, who was not only smitten and scourged by men, but was stricken and smitten of God; according to his determinate counsel and foreknowledge, and agreeably to his will and plea sure; with the rod of his justice for the satisfaction of it; for the sins of his people, whose surety he was. Him the Jews followed with reproaches and calumnies; pursued after his life, and persecuted him unto death; and which was the cause of their ruin and destruction; see ( 1 Thessalonians 2:15 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ) ;

and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded;
or, "of thy wounded ones" ^F12; not wounded by him, but wounded for his sake, on his account, and for their profession of faith in his son Jesus Christ. These, as they were led to the slaughter, had trial of cruel mockings, which aggravated their sufferings, and were very grieving to them; especially such talk as reflected upon their dear Redeemer, for whose sake they were put to death.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (Kyllx) "vulneratorum tuorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Musculus; so Ainsworth.

Psalms 69:26 In-Context

24 Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them.

25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

26 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those you hurt.

27 Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation.

28 May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.

Cross References

• 1. S Job 19:22; Isaiah 53:4; Zechariah 1:15