Psalms 69:22-23

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.

Psalms 69:22 in Other Translations

22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

22 Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.

22 Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.

22 Let their supper be bait in a trap that snaps shut; May their best friends be trappers who'll skin them alive.

22 Let their table set before them be a snare, and let it be a trap for [their] allies.

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.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Samuel 28:9; S Job 18:10
• 2. Isaiah 6:9-10; Romans 11:9-10*

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "snare" / "and their fellowship become"