King James Version
Psalms 89:50 in the King James Version says “Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 89 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;”
Psalms 89:50 · KJV
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“how I do bear”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“the reproach of all the mighty”
H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
“people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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