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Psalms 69:10

69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

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When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

69:11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

What does Psalms 69:10 mean?

Psalms 69:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּכָה (bâkâh), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), צוֹם (tsôwm).

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When
I
wept,בָּכָהbâkâh/baw-kaw'/H1058to weep; generally to bemoan
and
chastened
my
soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
with
fasting,צוֹםtsôwm/tsome/H6685a fast
that
was
to
my
reproach.חֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

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What does Psalms 69:10 say?

Psalms 69:10 (King James Version) reads: "When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach."

Is Psalms 69:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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