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Psalms 69:22-23
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Psalms 69:22-23
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22
May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and
[a]
a trap.
23
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
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Psalms 69:22 in Other Translations
KJV
22
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
ESV
22
Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.
NLT
22
Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.
MSG
22
Let their supper be bait in a trap that snaps shut; May their best friends be trappers who'll skin them alive.
CSB
22
Let their table set before them be a snare, and let it be a trap for [their] allies.
Psalms 69:22-23 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 69:22-23 In-Context
20
Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.
21
They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
22
May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap.
23
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
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.
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2
1.
S
1 Samuel 28:9
; S
Job 18:10
2.
Isaiah 6:9-10
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Romans 11:9-10
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[a].
Or "snare" / "and their fellowship become"
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