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A Prophetic Curse
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a prophecy fulfilled in the New Testament. The Apostle Paul quotes it in Romans 11 to describe the spiritual blindness of those who rejected Jesus. As Matthew Henry notes, their sin was choosing not to see the light, so their punishment was being unable to see, a concept known as judicial blindness.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 69:22–23
18th Century
Theologian
Let their table become a snare before them — These verses are quoted by Paul (Romans 11:9–10) as descriptive of the character …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 69:23
19th Century
Bishop
Their eyes. —The darkened eyes and trembling limbs (Daniel 5:6) are expressive of terror and dismay.
John Calvin
On Psalms 69:23
16th Century
Theologian
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. The Psalmist here refers chiefly to two powers of the body, those of the eyes …
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John Gill
On Psalms 69:23
17th Century
Pastor
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not
Not literally, the eyes of their bodies; but figuratively, the eyes of…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 69:22–29
17th Century
Minister
These are prophecies of the destruction of Christ's persecutors. Verses 22 and 23 are applied to the judgments of God upon the unbelieving Jews, in…