Psalm 69:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 69:22-29

These imprecations are not David's prayers against his enemies, but prophecies of the destruction of Christ's persecutors, especially the Jewish nation, which our Lord himself foretold with tears, and which was accomplished about forty years after the death of Christ. The first two verses of this paragraph are expressly applied to the judgments of God upon the unbelieving Jews by the apostle (Ps. 69:22, 23; Rom. 11:9, 10), and therefore the whole must look that way. The rejection of the Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 69:25

Let their habitation be desolate ,.... Which is applied to Judas, Acts 1:20 ; but not to the exclusion of others; for it must be understood of the habitations of others; even of their princes and nobles, their chief magistrates, high priest and other priests, scribes, and doctors of the law: for the word may be rendered, "their palace" or "castle" F11 טיר־תאם "palatium eorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Cocceius, Michaelis; "castella eorum", Junius & Tremellius,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 69:25

Verse 25 25Let their habitation be desolate. Here he proceeds farther than in the preceding verse, praying that God would cause his wrath to descend to their posterity; and it is no new thing for the sins of the fathers to be cast into the bosom of the children. As David uttered these imprecations by the inspiration and influence of the Holy Spirit, so he took them out of the law itself, in which God threatens that he will “visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and... 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 69:22-29

The imagination of the cruelties to be inflicted on his innocent Descendant works up the psalmist to a pitch of passionate resentment, which finds vent in a series of bitter imprecations, very distasteful to many. They are less startling, however, than some to be found elsewhere, as in Psalms 102:1-28 . We may view them either as an outpouring of righteous indignation upon the enemies, not of David only, but of God; or as a series of prophetic denunciations, whereby the wicked of David's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:25

Let their habitation be desolate; literally, their encampment Tirah ( טִירָה ) is the circular enclosure of a nomadic tribe, within which it kept its cattle or took refuge itself ( Genesis 26:16 ; Numbers 31:10 ). Nomadic expressions remained in use after nomadic habits had ceased (see 1 Kings 12:16 ). And let none dwell in their tents. A duplication of the preceding clause. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 69:25

Let their habitation be desolate - Margin, “their palace.” The Hebrew word means properly a wall; then, a fortress or castle; and then it means also a nomadic encampment, a rustic village, a farm-hamlet. The word conveys the idea of an “enclosure,” with special reference to an encampment, or a collection of tents. The Septuagint renders it here ἔπαυλις epaulis, meaning a place to pass the night in, especially for flocks and herds. The Hebrew word - טירה ṭı̂yrâh - is rendered “castles” in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 69:25

Psalms 69:25. Let their habitation Hebrew, שׂירתם , tiratham, their palace, as the same word is rendered Song of Solomon 8:9, or castle, as Genesis 25:16, and Numbers 31:10. It is meant either of their temple, in which they placed their glory and their confidence for safety, or more generally of their strong and magnificent buildings and houses in which they dwelt, as it follows in the next clause. And let none dwell in their tents None of their posterity, or none at all. Let the... 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 69:25

Let, &c. Quoted in Acts 1:20 . habitation = palace: a place surrounded by a wall. Occurs only here in Psalms. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 69:22-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 69:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 69:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:22-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 69:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 69:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 69:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 69:1-36

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 69:25

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