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Devotion Met with Scorn
Commentators explain that the psalmist's sincere acts of devotion, such as weeping and fasting to humble his soul before God, were twisted into a source of shame. His enemies mocked him for being overly religious, fanatical, or insincere. This highlights the painful reality that genuine piety can be misunderstood and ridiculed by a hostile world.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 69:10
18th Century
Theologian
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting - The words “and chastened” are not in the original. The literal translation would …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 69:10
19th Century
Bishop
When I wept ... —The expression I wept (or lamented) my soul with fasting is hardly intelligible, thoug…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 69:10
19th Century
Preacher
That was a scandal to them.
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John Calvin
On Psalms 69:10
16th Century
Theologian
And I wept, my soul fasted. David here proves, by the signs or effects, that his efforts to promote the Divine glory proceeded from a pure…
John Gill
On Psalms 69:10
17th Century
Pastor
When I wept
Because of the sins of his people imputed to him; the hardness and unbelief of the Jews that rejected hi…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 69:1–12
17th Century
Minister
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…