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Psalms 69:12

69:11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink

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Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

69:13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

What does Psalms 69:12 mean?

Psalms 69:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָשַׁב (yâshab), שַׁעַר (shaʻar), שִׂיחַ (sîyach).

Hebrew interlinear

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They
that
sit
inיָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
the
gateשַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate
speakשִׂיחַsîyach/see'-akh/H7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
against
me;
and
I
was
the
songנְגִינָהnᵉgîynâh/neg-ee-naw'/H5058properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram
of
the
drunkards.שָׁתָהshâthâh/shaw-thaw'/H8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
drunkards:
Heb.
drinkers
of
strong
drink

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MalicePersecutionScorning and Mocking

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:12.

1 Samuel 1:9

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

2 Samuel 23:16

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.

Judges 19:4

And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

Judges 19:6

And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

Psalms 77:6

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

Ruth 4:1

Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.

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What does Psalms 69:12 say?

Psalms 69:12 (King James Version) reads: "They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. drunkards: Heb. drinkers of strong drink"

Is Psalms 69:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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