Psalms 69:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 69:22

20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of¹ heaviness;
^aI looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for ^bcomforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for my food,
^aAnd for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 ^aLet their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.

23 ^aLet their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;
And make their loins shake continually.

24 ^aPour out Your indignation upon them,
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.

25 ^aLet their dwelling place be desolate;
Let no one live in their tents.

26 For they persecute the ones ^aYou have struck,
And talk of the grief of those You have wounded.

27 ^aAdd iniquity to their iniquity,
^bAnd let them not come into Your righteousness.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 69:22

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American Standard Version
Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, `let it become' a trap.

Amplified® Bible
Let their own table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare to them; and when they are secure in peace [or at their sacrificial feasts, let it become] a trap to them.

Contemporary English Version
Make their table a trap for them and their friends.

Darby English Version
Let their table become a snare before them, and their very welfare a trap;

Good News Bible
May their banquets cause their ruin; may their sacred feasts cause their downfall.

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

New American Standard Bible
May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, {may it become} a trap.

New International Version
May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and a trap.

New King James Version
Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
May their table before them become a snare; And when they feel at peace, may it become a trap.

Revised Standard Version
Let their own table before them become a snare; let their sacrificial feasts be a trap.

Young's Literal Translation
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.

New English Translation
May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!¹

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