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The Pain of Deep Rejection
Commentators explain that the phrases 'stranger unto my brethren' and 'alien unto my mother’s children' describe the most profound kind of rejection. The reference to 'mother's children' specifically denotes the closest possible family relationship in that culture, emphasizing that the psalmist was being treated as a foreigner by those who should have been most loyal.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 69:8
18th Century
Theologian
I am become a stranger unto my brethren - That is, they treat me as they would a stranger; as one in whom they have no interest, an…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 69:8
19th Century
Bishop
Mother’s children. —See Note Song of Solomon 1:6.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 69:8–9
19th Century
Preacher
And an alien unto my mother's children. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are falle…
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John Gill
On Psalms 69:8
17th Century
Pastor
I am become a stranger unto my brethren
Not only to the Jews in general, who were his own people and nation, to whom…
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…