Bible Strands
Psalms 69:7
For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, placing his personal suffering within a plea that others who hope in Him not be ashamed through his actions.
The words — נָשָׂ֣אתִי (na.Sa.ti) translates literally as "I have borne," directly linked to חֶרְפָּ֑ה (cher.Pah), meaning "reproach" or "scorn."
The thread — The motif of bearing disgrace for God's sake appears in Psalms 44:22 and Isaiah 50:6, where exposed faces and unhidden shame parallel this declaration.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledging that devotion to God can produce public shame, demanding acceptance of disgrace as a factual consequence of faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
- Psalms 44:22 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
- Jeremiah 15:15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
- Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- Luke 23:11 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
- John 15:21 But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
- Psalms 22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
- Psalms 44:15 All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
- Matthew 26:67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him