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Psalms 69:6 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. "
Psalms 69:6
Verse in Context
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They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
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Psalms 69:1
"[[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David.]] Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul."
Psalms 69:2
"I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow"
Psalms 69:3
"I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God."
Psalms 69:4
"They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away."
Psalms 69:5
"O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid"
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