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Psalm 69:7–10

7 Because afor Your sake I have borne reproach;

bDishonor has covered my face.

8 I have become aestranged 1from my brothers

And an alien to my mother’s sons.

9 For azeal for Your house has consumed me,

And bthe reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10 When I wept ain my soul with fasting,

It became my reproach.

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Psalm 69:7–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

For I endure scorn for your sake,

and shame covers my face.

I am a foreigner to my own family,

a stranger to my own mother’s children;

for zeal for your house consumes me,

and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

10 When I weep and fast,

I must endure scorn;

Psalm 69:7–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach,

that dishonor has covered my face.

I have become a stranger to my brothers,

an alien to my mother’s sons.

For zeal for your house has consumed me,

and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

10 When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting,

it became my reproach.

Psalm 69:7–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach;

Shame hath covered my face.

I am become a stranger unto my brethren,

And an alien unto my mother’s children.

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up;

And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,

That was to my reproach.

Psalm 69:7–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For I endure insults for your sake;

humiliation is written all over my face.

Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;

they treat me like a stranger.

Passion for your house has consumed me,

and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

10 When I weep and fast,

they scoff at me.

Psalm 69:7–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;

Shame has covered my face.

I have become a stranger to my brothers,

And an alien to my mother’s children;

Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,

And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,

That became my reproach.

Psalm 69:7–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

For you, I carry this shame,

and my face is covered with disgrace.

I am like a stranger to my closest relatives

and a foreigner to my mother’s children.

My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.

When people insult you, it hurts me.

10 When I cry and fast,

they make fun of me.

Psalm 69:7–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach;

Shame hath covered my face.

I am become a stranger unto my brethren,

And an alien unto my mother’s children.

For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up;

And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.

10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,

That was to my reproach.

Psalm 69:7–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s sons; For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me. 10 And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach; —

Psalm 69:7–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Indeed, for your sake I have endured insults. 

Humiliation has covered my face. 

I have become a stranger to my ⸤own⸥ brothers, 

a foreigner to my mother’s sons. 

Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, 

and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. 

10 I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it. 

Psalm 69:7–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For I have endured insults because of You,

and shame has covered my face.

I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons

because zeal for Your house has consumed me,

and the insults of those who insult You

have fallen on me.

10 I mourned and fasted,

but it brought me insults.

Psalm 69:7–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

It is for your sake that I have borne reproach,

that shame has covered my face.

I have become a stranger to my kindred,

an alien to my mother’s children.

It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;

the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

10 When I humbled my soul with fasting,

they insulted me for doing so.

Psalm 69:7–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Because on account of you I have borne reproach;

disgrace has covered my face.

I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

because the zeal for your house has consumed me,

and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.

10 When I wept in the fasting of my soul,

it became reproaches for me.

Psalm 69:7–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Because of you, people laugh at me.

My face is covered with shame.

I’m a stranger to my brothers.

I’m an outsider to my own mother’s sons.

My great love for your house destroys me.

Those who make fun of you make fun of me also.

10 When I sob and go without eating,

they laugh at me.


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