691 Save me, O God , For the waters have threatened e my life . 2 I have sunk in deep mire , and there is no foothold ; I have come into deep waters , and a flood overflows me. 3 I am weary with my crying ; my throat is parched ; My eyes fail while I wait for my God . 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head ; Those who would destroy me are powerful , being wrongfully my enemies ; What I did not steal , I then have to restore . 5 O God , it is You who knows my folly , And my wrongs are not hidden from You. 6 May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts ; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel , 7 Because for Your sake I have borne reproach ; Dishonor has covered my face . 8 I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother's sons . 9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. 10 When I wept in my soul with fasting , It became my reproach . 11 When I made sackcloth my clothing , I became a byword to them. 12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards e .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 69:1-12
Commentary on Psalm 69:1-12
(Read Psalm 69:1-12)
We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer here spoken of, and ask why, as well as what he suffered, that, meditating thereon, we may be more humbled for sin, and more convinced of our danger, so that we may feel more gratitude and love, constraining us to live to His glory who died for our salvation. Hence we learn, when in affliction, to commit the keeping of our souls to God, that we may not be soured with discontent, or sink into despair. David was hated wrongfully, but the words far more fully apply to Christ. In a world where unrighteousness reigns so much, we must not wonder if we meet with those that are our enemies wrongfully. Let us take care that we never do wrong; then if we receive wrong, we may the better bear it. By the satisfaction Christ made to God for our sin by his blood, he restored that which he took not away, he paid our debt, suffered for our offences. Even when we can plead Not guilty, as to men's unjust accusations, yet before God we must acknowledge ourselves to deserve all that is brought upon us. All our sins take rise from our foolishness. They are all done in God's sight. David complains of the unkindness of friends and relations. This was fulfilled in Christ, whose brethren did not believe on him, and who was forsaken by his disciples. Christ made satisfaction for us, not only by putting off the honours due to God, but by submitting to the greatest dishonours that could be done to any man. We need not be discouraged if our zeal for the truths, precepts, and worship of God, should provoke some, and cause others to mock our godly sorrow and deadness to the world.