Psalm 69:20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 69:13-21

David had been speaking before of the spiteful reproaches which his enemies cast upon him; here he adds, But, as for me, my prayer is unto thee. They spoke ill of him for his fasting and praying, and for that he was made the song of the drunkards; but, notwithstanding that, he resolves to continue praying. Note, Though we may be jeered for well-doing, we must never be jeered out of it. Those can bear but little for God, and their confessing his name before men, that cannot bear a scoff and a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 69:20

Reproach hath broken my heart ,.... This was his case when his soul was exceeding sorrowful unto death, and his heart like wax melted in the midst of his bows is, Matthew 26:38 ; and I am full of heaviness ; as he was in the garden, Mark 14:33 ; or, "very sick, yea , incurably sick", as the word F7 ואנושה "adeo ut afficiar aegritudine", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "dolui vel aegritudine affectus sum", Gejerus. signifies; see 2 Samuel 12:15 . For what cure is there... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 69:20

Verse 20 20.Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am afflicted. He expresses more distinctly not only that he was confounded, or ashamed at the sad aspect which he presented of having been deserted, but that he was well nigh overwhelmed with sorrow by lying so long under reproach and shame. Whence it is evident that he did not overcome this sorrow without a struggle; and that the reason why he so firmly withstood the waves of temptations was, not because they did not reach his heart, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:1-36

The psalm divides into five unequal portions, consisting respectively of four, eight, nine, eight, and seven verses. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:13-21

The psalmist now betakes himself to earnest prayer—he has sufficiently represented his condition, though he still adds a few words respecting it ( Psalms 69:19-21 ), and the immediate need is relief. He therefore approaches God in what he hopes is "an acceptable time" ( Psalms 69:13 ), and humbly entreats for mercy ( Psalms 69:14-18 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:20

Reproach hath broken my heart. (comp. Psalms 69:7 , Psalms 69:9 , Psalms 69:19 ). Some of his enemies' reproaches were, no doubt, based on David's old misdoings. These, which he could not rebut, would cause him the severest pain. And I am full of heaviness; or, "full of sickness;" "very sick" (Kay); "sick to death" (Delitzsch). And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. It is questioned whether David was ever without friends to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 69:20

Reproach hath broken my heart - The reproaches, the calumnies, the aspersions, the slanders of others, have crushed me. I am not able to bear up under them; I fail under the burden. Distress may become so great that life may sink under it, for many die of what is called “a broken heart.” Undeserved reproaches will be as likely to produce this result on a sensitive heart as any form of suffering; and there are thousands who are crushed to the earth by such reproaches.And I am full of heaviness -... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 69:19-20

Psalms 69:19-20. Thou hast known my reproach, &c. Thou seest how much of it I suffer, and that for thy sake. Mine adversaries are all before thee Thou knowest them thoroughly, and all their injurious and wicked devices, and implacable malice against me. None of them, nor of their secret plots and subtle lies, whereby they seek to defame and undo me: are hidden from thy all-seeing view: nor art thou unacquainted with their impiety and contempt of thee and thy truth. Reproach hath... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 69:1-36

Psalms 69:0 Undeserved sufferingAs a person sinking in a muddy pit, or someone drowning in swirling floodwaters, so the psalmist fears he is being overwhelmed by his sufferings. No human help is near (1-3). His enemies cruelly injure him, forcing him to suffer for sins that he did not commit (4). He knows he is not sinless, but he also knows that he has tried to live uprightly before God. On the basis of this he cries out to God to rescue him. He does not want his enemies to triumph over him,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 69:20

some. Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, read "one". read more

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