Psalms 69:11

69:10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

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

KJV

When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

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

69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink

What does Psalms 69:11 mean?

Psalms 69:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), שַׂק (saq), לְבוּשׁ (lᵉbûwsh).

Hebrew interlinear

madeנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

sackclothשַׂקsaq/sak/H8242properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)

also

garment;לְבוּשׁlᵉbûwsh/leb-oosh'/H3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife

and

became

proverbמָשָׁלmâshâl/maw-shawl'/H4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)

them.

Topics

Malice Persecution Sackcloth

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:11.

Esther 4:2

And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

Psalms 35:13

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. humbled: or, afflicted

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 69:11 say?

Psalms 69:11 (King James Version) reads: "I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them."

Is Psalms 69:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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