Because for thy sake I have borne reproach - In your cause; in defense of your truth; because I have professed to be a friend of Go…

Because. —Better, for.

For your sake. —It is plain from Psalm 69:9 that these words can only mean that th…

It was for His Father's sake, that He might bring honor to Jehovah, that He thus suffered reproach. Shame hath covered my face — that face…

For on thy account I have suffered reproach He now expresses more distinctly what he had stated ironically in the fifth verse, where he as…

Because for your sake I have borne reproach
Being reckoned a sinner, called a deceiver, said to be a Samaritan, and …

We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer spoken of here, and ask why, as well as what He suffered. By meditating on this, we may be…