The Meaning of Psalms 69:23 Explained

Psalms 69:23

KJV: Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

YLT: Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

Darby: Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.

ASV: Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.

Discover Psalms 69:23

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 69:23?

MEANING: What does Psalms 69:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 69:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 69:23?

What is the context of Psalms 69:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

What does Psalms 69:23 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 69:23 mean?

Let be darkened their eyes so that they do not see and make their loins continually shake

תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם מֵרְא֑וֹת וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם תָּמִ֥יד הַמְעַֽד

תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָה	Let be darkened
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: חָשַׁךְ Sense: to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden.
עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם	their eyes
Parse: Noun, cdc, third person masculine plural Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
מֵרְא֑וֹת	so that they do not see
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶם	and make their loins
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, mdc, third person masculine plural Root: מָתְנַיִם Sense: loins, hips.
תָּמִ֥יד	continually
Parse: Adverb Root: תָּמִיד Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
הַמְעַֽד	shake
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: מָעַד Sense: to slip, slide, totter, shake.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 69:23?

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