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Psalms 69:11 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Psalms 69:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 69 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.”
Psalms 69:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 69:11
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. Sackcloth (שַׂק/saq), coarse goat-hair cloth, was traditional mourning attire, worn to express grief, repentance, or desperate supplication (Genesis 37:34, Jonah 3:5-8). David's prolonged wearing of sackcloth signaled deep spiritual anguish and penitential seeking of God. Yet rather than evoking compassion or respect, this became a "proverb" (מָשָׁל/mashal)—a byword, taunt, object lesson of ridicule."I became a proverb" indicates David became the subject of mocking sayings, jokes, and contemptuous references. In oral culture, be...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 69:11
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“a taunt and a curse”
“which I have made holy for my name”
“Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
“the Lord”
“a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.”
“when they were sick”
“a proverb”
“saying”
“you priests! Wail”