Psalms 69:7
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 69 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament of David depicting deep suffering — more waters than he can stand, a pit of mud, throat raw from crying. He has borne reproach for God's sake and is estranged from family. The famous verse 'Zeal for your …
Other Translations
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.
For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
I have been wounded with sharp words because of you; my face has been covered with shame.
Cross References
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not …
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it …
O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in …
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his …