Psalms 89:50 - Exposition

Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; i.e. the reproach under which all thy people lie so long as their enemies are allowed to plunder and oppress them at their pleasure (see Psalms 89:40-44 ). Remember also how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people. The reproach under which his countrymen lie—a reproach laid on them by "all the mighty people among whom they dwell—falls on the psalmist's heart with especial weight through his deep sympathy with all of them.