Psalms 69:29

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

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

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But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

But I am poor and sorrowful: let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

What does Psalms 69:29 mean?

Psalms 69:29 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָנִי (ʻânîy), כָּאַב (kâʼab), יְשׁוּעָה (yᵉshûwʻâh).

Hebrew interlinear

But

poorעָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances

and

sorrowful:כָּאַבkâʼab/kaw-ab'/H3510properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil

let

thy

salvation,יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

set

high.שָׂגַבsâgab/saw-gab'/H7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively

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Affliction, Prayer Under

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 69:29 say?

Psalms 69:29 (King James Version) reads: "But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high."

Is Psalms 69:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:29 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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