Psalms 69:27

69:26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. those: Heb. thy wounded

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

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Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness.

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into your righteousness.

69:28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

What does Psalms 69:27 mean?

Psalms 69:27 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָתַן (nâthan), עָוֺן (ʻâvôn), בּוֹא (bôwʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

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

iniquityעָוֺןʻâvôn/aw-vone'/H5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

unto

their

iniquity:עָוֺןʻâvôn/aw-vone'/H5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evil

and

let

them

not

comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

into

thy

righteousness.צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

iniquity

unto:

or,

punishment

iniquity,

etc

Topics

Righteousness of God, the

Verses like this

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Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 69:27 say?

Psalms 69:27 (King James Version) reads: "Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. iniquity unto: or, punishment of iniquity, etc"

Is Psalms 69:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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