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A Prophecy of the Cross
Commentators overwhelmingly identify this verse as a direct prophecy of Jesus's crucifixion, pointing to the accounts in Matthew 27 and John 19 where Jesus was offered vinegar. Scholars like John Gill and Matthew Henry argue that the precise fulfillment of this detail is powerful evidence that Jesus is the Messiah and that Scripture is the inspired word of God.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 69:21
18th Century
Theologian
They gave me also - My enemies; all persons around me. No one would show me even so much kindness as to give me food when I was hungry, or d…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 69:21
19th Century
Bishop
Gall. —Heb., rôsh, i.e., head. (Compare poppy heads. See Deuteronomy 32:32). In Hosea 10:4 it is translated …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 69:20–21
19th Century
Preacher
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. They gave me also gal…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 69:21
16th Century
Theologian
And they put gall into my meat. Here he again repeats that his enemies carry their cruelty towards him to the full extent of their power. …
John Gill
On Psalms 69:21
17th Century
Pastor
They gave me also gall for my meat
Either some bitter herb mentioned with wormwood and hemlock, (Deuteronomy 29:18…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 69:13–21
17th Century
Minister
Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us perseve…