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Psalms 69:23 Cross-References
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“Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.”
Psalms 69:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 69:23
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. This imprecation prays for comprehensive judgment affecting both perception and strength. "Let their eyes be darkened" (תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה עֵינֵיהֶם מֵרְאוֹת/techshakhnah eineihem mere'ot) requests judicial blindness—that enemies lose ability to perceive truth. This is covenant curse language (Deuteronomy 28:28-29) where God gives rebels over to hardened hearts and darkened minds as judgment for persistent rejection."That they see not" emphasizes permanence of this blindness. This isn't temporary confusion but...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 69:23
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“and his thoughts troubled him; and the joints of his thighs were loosened”
“that they may not see. Bow down their back always.{Psalm 69:22,23},Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.,,,,,,,,”
“Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.',And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not., וַיֹּאמֶר לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לָעָם הַזֶּה שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ וְאַל־תָּבִינוּ וּרְאוּ רָאוֹ וְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ׃ ,And He said: Go”
“and see whether a man does travail with child: why do I see every man with his hands on his waist”
“for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains”
“but not with wine; they stagger”
“like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.”
“'Go to this people”
“and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but Yahweh will give you there a trembling heart”
“which says”