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Psalms 69:6

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

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Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Psalms 69:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 69:6

Theological / Devotional

For my sake. That is, “on my account.” The psalmist pledges to do nothing that would make the faithful children of God ashamed. The principle here enunciated is an excellent motto for worthy Christian conduct. Let us never do anything that would bring dishonor upon the cause of God.

This verse is an excellent example of synonymous parallelism (see p. 24), the two halves having the same basic meaning.

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