King James Version
What Does Psalms 69:5 Mean?
“O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. sins: Heb. guiltiness”
Context
3
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
5
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. sins: Heb. guiltiness
6
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **My foolishness.**—This does not conflict with a true Messianic application of the Psalm, but is fatal to that which would see in the author not an imperfect type, but a prophetic mouthpiece of Christ.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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