Psalm 69:25-27

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 69:25 tn Heb “in their tents may there not be one who dwells.”sn In Acts 1:20 Peter applies the language of this verse to Judas’ experience. By changing the pronouns from plural to singular, he is able to apply the ancient curse, pronounced against the psalmist’s enemies, to Judas in particular.
2. Psalm 69:26 tn Or “persecute”; Heb “chase.”
3. Psalm 69:26 tn Heb “for you, the one whom you strike, they chase.”
4. Psalm 69:26 tn Heb “they announce the pain of your wounded ones” (i.e., “the ones whom you wounded,” as the parallel line makes clear).sn The psalmist is innocent of the false charges made by his enemies (v. 4), but he is also aware of his sinfulness (v. 5) and admits that he experiences divine discipline (v. 26) despite his devotion to God (v. 9). Here he laments that his enemies take advantage of such divine discipline by harassing and slandering him. They “kick him while he’s down,” as the expression goes.
5. Psalm 69:27 tn Heb “place sin upon their sin.”
6. Psalm 69:27 tn Heb “let them not come into your vindication.”