Psalms 69:26

69:25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. their habitation: Heb. their palace let none: Heb. let there not be a dweller

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. those: Heb. thy wounded

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For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

For they persecute him whom you have smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom you have wounded.

69:27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. iniquity unto: or, punishment of iniquity, etc

What does Psalms 69:26 mean?

Psalms 69:26 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָדַף (râdaph), נָכָה (nâkâh), סָפַר (çâphar).

Hebrew interlinear

For

they

persecuteרָדַףrâdaph/raw-daf'/H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

him

whom

thou

hast

smitten;נָכָהnâkâh/naw-kaw'/H5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

and

they

talkסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate

the

griefמַכְאֹבmakʼôb/mak-obe'/H4341anguish or (figuratively) affliction

those

whom

thou

hast

wounded.חָלָלchâlâl/khaw-lawl'/H2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted

those:

Heb.

thy

wounded

Topics

Persecution

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:26.

Genesis 14:15

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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What does Psalms 69:26 say?

Psalms 69:26 (King James Version) reads: "For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. those: Heb. thy wounded"

Is Psalms 69:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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