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Psalm 69:20–21

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20Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I waited for sympathy,

but there was none;

for comforters, but found no one.w

21Instead, they gave me gall for my food,

and for my thirst

they gave me vinegar to drink.x

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Cross references

  1. wPs 142:4; Is 63:5
  2. xMt 27:34,48; Jn 19:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Reproaches have broken my heart,

so that I am in despair.

I looked for pity, but there was none,

and for comforters, but I found none.

They gave me poison for food,

and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Scorn has broken my heart

and has left me helpless;

I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

for comforters, but I found none.

They put gall in my food

and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

If only one person would show some pity;

if only one would turn and comfort me.

But instead, they give me poison for food;

they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Reproach has broken my heart and I am sick.

And I hoped for sympathy, but there was none,

and for comforters, but I found none.

They also gave me gall for food,

and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

KJV 1900King James Version

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:

And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;

And for comforters, but I found none.

They gave me also gall for my meat;

And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.