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They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.
Psalms 69:12 — KJV
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Psalms 69:12
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 69:12
Theological / DevotionalThey that sit. Either a reference to magistrates (see on Ruth 4:1), who would then be depicted as joining the rabble in ridiculing the psalmist, or an allusion to idlers loafing by the city gates (see on Ps. 9:14).
Speak against me. The psalmist is the subject of general conversation.
Drunkards. Literally, “drinkers of strong drink.” The psalmist is the subject of the satirical, ribald songs of intoxicated men (see Ps. 35:15, 16); he is the butt of their low jests (see Job 30:9).
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