Psalm 69:10
New International Version
When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;

New Living Translation
When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.

English Standard Version
When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach.

Berean Standard Bible
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

King James Bible
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

New King James Version
When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach.

New American Standard Bible
When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my disgrace.

NASB 1995
When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.

NASB 1977
When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.

Legacy Standard Bible
When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.

Amplified Bible
When I wept and humbled myself with fasting, It became my reproach.

Christian Standard Bible
I mourned and fasted, but it brought me insults.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I mourned and fasted, but it brought me insults.

American Standard Version
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach.

Contemporary English Version
I cried and went without food, but they still insulted me.

English Revised Version
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.

Good News Translation
I humble myself by fasting, and people insult me;

International Standard Version
I weep and fast, and I am mocked for it.

Majority Standard Bible
I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

NET Bible
I weep and refrain from eating food, which causes others to insult me.

New Heart English Bible
When I wept and I fasted, it brought me insults.

Webster's Bible Translation
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

World English Bible
When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, "" And it is for a reproach to me.

Young's Literal Translation
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I will weep with fasting of my soul, and it will be for reproaches to me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I covered my soul in fasting: and it was made a reproach to me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I covered my soul with fasting, and it has become a reproach to me.

New American Bible
When I humbled my spirit with fasting, this led only to scorn.

New Revised Standard Version
When I humbled my soul with fasting, they insulted me for doing so.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
When I humbled and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
My soul is humbled by fasting and I have been a reproach to them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I wept with my soul with fasting, And that became unto me a reproach.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I bowed down my soul with fasting, and that was made my reproach.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Waters Are Up to My Neck
9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. 10I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach. 11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.…

Cross References
John 2:17
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Philippians 2:7-8
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Mark 14:36
“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”

John 12:27
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

Isaiah 50:6
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

Jeremiah 15:17
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.

Zechariah 12:10
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.


Treasury of Scripture

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Psalm 102:8,9
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me…

Psalm 109:24,25
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness…

Luke 7:33,34
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil…

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Psalm 69
1. David complains of his affliction
13. He prays for deliverance
22. He devotes his enemies to destruction
30. He praises God with thanksgiving














I wept
The act of weeping in the Hebrew context often signifies deep sorrow or repentance. The Hebrew word used here is "בָּכָה" (bakah), which conveys a profound emotional response. In the biblical narrative, weeping is frequently associated with mourning or a plea for divine intervention. The psalmist's tears reflect a heart burdened by the weight of sin or the suffering of persecution. This expression of vulnerability is a testament to the psalmist's earnestness in seeking God's attention and mercy.

and fasted
Fasting, from the Hebrew "צוּם" (tsum), is a spiritual discipline that involves abstaining from food to focus on prayer and seeking God's presence. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, fasting was a common practice during times of distress or when seeking divine guidance. The psalmist's choice to fast underscores a commitment to humility and a desire to draw closer to God. It is an act of self-denial that reflects a heart yearning for spiritual renewal and divine intervention.

but it brought me reproach
The word "reproach" in Hebrew is "חֶרְפָּה" (cherpah), which denotes disgrace or scorn. Despite the psalmist's sincere efforts to seek God through weeping and fasting, the response from others is one of mockery and disdain. This phrase highlights the paradox often faced by the faithful: that acts of piety and devotion can sometimes lead to misunderstanding or ridicule from those who do not share the same spiritual values. Historically, this reflects the tension between the faithful remnant and the surrounding culture, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms. The psalmist's experience serves as a reminder that true devotion to God may not always be met with earthly approval, but it is ultimately valued by the Lord.

(10) When I wept . . .--The expression I wept (or lamented) my soul with fasting is hardly intelligible, though perhaps we might say I wept out my soul with fasting. The LXX. and Psalm 35:13 suggest an emendation to "I humbled my soul with fasting."

To my reproach.--Quite literally and better, a reproach to me. Those who made light of the covenant altogether, who were in heart apostates both to faith and patriotism, would naturally treat with contempt those outward signs by which an erring Israelite owned his offence and sought reconciliation.

Verse 10. - When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. David's practice of fasting appears both here and also in Psalm 35:13; Psalm 109:24; 2 Kings 12:16, 22. As fasting was not enjoined by the Law, he might be reproached for over-righteousness, and perhaps also for ostentation, on account of it.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I
נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

wept
וָאֶבְכֶּ֣ה (wā·’eḇ·keh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan

and fasted,
בַצּ֣וֹם (ḇaṣ·ṣō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast

but it brought
וַתְּהִ֖י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

me reproach.
לַחֲרָפ֣וֹת (la·ḥă·rā·p̄ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda


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