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Psalm 69:20–21

20  bReproaches have broken my heart,

so that I am in cdespair.

I dlooked for epity, but there was none,

and for fcomforters, but I found none.

21  They gave me gpoison for food,

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

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Psalm 69:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Scorn has broken my heart

and has left me helpless;

I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

for comforters, but I found none.

21 They put gall in my food

and gave me vinegar for my thirst.

Psalm 69:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 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.

21 They gave me also gall for my meat;

And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 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.

21 But instead, they give me poison for food;

they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

Psalm 69:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Reproach has broken my heart,

And I am full of heaviness;

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

And for comforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for my food,

And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Insults have broken my heart

and left me weak.

I looked for sympathy, but there was none;

I found no one to comfort me.

21 They put poison in my food

and gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 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.

21 They gave me also gall for my food;

And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. 21 Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. 

I looked for sympathy, but there was none. 

I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one. 

21 They poisoned my food, 

and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink. 

Psalm 69:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Insults have broken my heart,

and I am in despair.

I waited for sympathy,

but there was none;

for comforters, but found no one.

21 Instead, they gave me gall for my food,

and for my thirst

they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Insults 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.

21 They gave me poison for food,

and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 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.

21 They also gave me gall for food,

and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

Psalm 69:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 They have broken my heart by saying evil things about me.

It has left me helpless.

I looked for pity, but I didn’t find any.

I looked for someone to comfort me, but I didn’t find anyone.

21 They put bitter spices in my food.

They gave me vinegar when I was thirsty.

Psalm 69:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick.

And I looked for sympathy, but there was none,

And for comforters, but I found none.

21 They also gave me gall for my food

And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.


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