Psalm 69:26

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 69:26 tn Or “persecute”; Heb “chase.”
2. Psalm 69:26 tn Heb “for you, the one whom you strike, they chase.”
3. Psalm 69:26 tn Heb “they announce the pain of your wounded ones” (i.e., “the ones whom you wounded,” as the parallel line makes clear).sn The psalmist is innocent of the false charges made by his enemies (v. 4), but he is also aware of his sinfulness (v. 5) and admits that he experiences divine discipline (v. 26) despite his devotion to God (v. 9). Here he laments that his enemies take advantage of such divine discipline by harassing and slandering him. They “kick him while he’s down,” as the expression goes.