The Meaning of Psalms 69:20 Explained

Psalms 69:20

KJV: Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

YLT: Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

Darby: Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

ASV: Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.

Discover Psalms 69:20

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 69:20?

MEANING: What does Psalms 69:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 69:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 69:20?

What is the context of Psalms 69:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked [for some] to take pity, but [there was] none; and for comforters, but I found none.

What does Psalms 69:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 69:18-36 - "jehovah Heareth The Needy"

In Psalms 69:19-21 the psalmist again spreads out his griefs before God. He had looked for pity, but his foes only aggravated his sufferings. Both Matthew and John had these verses in mind in describing our Lord's sufferings on the Cross, Matthew 27:48; John 19:29. The next section, Psalms 69:22-28, is full of imprecations. We cannot bring these terrible words within the scope of our Lord's teachings. They show, like a pillar which marks the farthest recession of the tide, how great a difference there is between the standard of the Old Testament ethics and that by which we shall be judged.

Psalms 69:29-36 are full of anticipations of deliverance and vows of thanksgiving. The psalmist is sure that God's salvation will lift him above his enemies, and that his thanks will be sweeter to God than any sacrifice. Notice that sudden address to seekers after God, Psalms 69:32. Let us draw lessons from our own experiences of God that will hearten others. Seekers will certainly be finders where God is concerned! Matthew 7:7. The news of God's restoring power will circle out in ever-widening waves of glory, till heaven and earth and sea catch up the story and respond. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 69

¹ David complains of his affliction
¹³ He prays for deliverance
²² He devotes his enemies to destruction
³⁰ He praises God with thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Psalms 69:20 mean?

Reproach has broken my heart and I am full of heaviness And I looked [for someone] to take pity but [there was] none and for comforters but none I found

חֶרְפָּ֤ה ׀ שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה לִבִּ֗י וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה לָנ֣וּד וָאַ֑יִן וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים וְלֹ֣א מָצָֽאתִי

חֶרְפָּ֤ה ׀	Reproach
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרְפָּה Sense: reproach, scorn.
שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה	has broken
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: שָׁבוּר Sense: to break, break in pieces.
לִבִּ֗י	my heart
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה	and I am full of heaviness
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular Root: נוּשׁ Sense: (Qal) to be sick.
וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה	And I looked [for someone]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: קָוָה Sense: to wait, look for, hope, expect.
לָנ֣וּד	to take pity
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: נוּד Sense: to shake, waver, wander, move to and fro, flutter, show grief, have compassion on.
וָאַ֑יִן	but [there was] none
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים	and for comforters
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: נָחַם Sense: to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted.
וְלֹ֣א	but none
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
מָצָֽאתִי	I found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.

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