Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none. New Living Translation Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me. English Standard Version Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. Berean Standard Bible Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. King James Bible Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. New King James Version Reproach has broken my heart, And I am full of heaviness; I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. New American Standard Bible Disgrace has broken my heart, and I am so sick. And I waited for sympathy, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. NASB 1995 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none. NASB 1977 Reproach has broken my heart, and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none. Legacy Standard Bible Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick. And I hoped for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none. Amplified Bible Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none. Christian Standard Bible Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I waited for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, but found no one. Holman Christian Standard Bible Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I waited for sympathy, but there was none; for comforters, but found no one. American Standard Version Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. Contemporary English Version I am crushed by insults, and I feel sick. I had hoped for mercy and pity, but there was none. English Revised Version Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. GOD'S WORD® Translation Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none. I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one. Good News Translation Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I had hoped for sympathy, but there was none; for comfort, but I found none. International Standard Version Insults broke my heart. I despaired and looked for sympathy; but there was none, for comforters, but I found none. Majority Standard Bible Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. NET Bible Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none. New Heart English Bible Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none. Webster's Bible Translation Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. World English Bible Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness. I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; for comforters, but I found none. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionReproach has broken my heart, and I am sick, "" And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, "" And for comforters, and I have found none. Young's Literal Translation Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none. Smith's Literal Translation Reproach broke my heart, and I shall be ill at ease: and I shall hope for comforting, and none; and for those consoling, and I found not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn thy sight are all they that afflict me; my heart hath expected reproach and misery. And I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Insult has broken my heart, and I despair; I looked for compassion, but there was none, for comforters, but found none. New Revised Standard Version Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleO thou, heal my broken heart and bind it; I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Heal the breaking of my heart and bind it up; I have waited for one to grieve for it, and there is none, and for a comforter, and I have not found one. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; And I looked for some to show compassion, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none. Brenton Septuagint Translation My soul has waited for reproach and misery; and I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; and for one to comfort me, but I found none. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Waters Are Up to My Neck…19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You. 20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. 21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.… Cross References Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Matthew 26:37-38 He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. John 11:33-35 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept. Mark 14:33-34 He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Luke 22:44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. John 15:25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’ Romans 15:3 For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. 1 Peter 2:23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. Lamentations 1:12 Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger? Job 16:20 My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God. Jeremiah 15:18 Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there. Psalm 22:6-7 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: Psalm 31:9-10 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. Treasury of Scripture Reproach has broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. Reproach Psalm 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? Psalm 123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. Hebrews 11:36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: I am Psalm 42:6 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Matthew 26:37,38 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy… John 12:27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. I looked Isaiah 63:5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. Mark 14:37,50 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? … take pity [heb. Psalm 142:4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. John 16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 2 Timothy 4:16,17 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge… comforters Job 16:2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. Job 19:21,22 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me… Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Jump to Previous Bitter Broken Comforter Comforters Compassion Despair Found Full Grief Heart Heaviness Helpless Insults Looked Overwhelmed Pity Reproach Scorn Search Show Sick Sore Sympathy WordsJump to Next Bitter Broken Comforter Comforters Compassion Despair Found Full Grief Heart Heaviness Helpless Insults Looked Overwhelmed Pity Reproach Scorn Search Show Sick Sore Sympathy WordsPsalm 69 1. David complains of his affliction13. He prays for deliverance 22. He devotes his enemies to destruction 30. He praises God with thanksgiving Insults have broken my heart This phrase reflects the deep emotional pain and distress experienced by the psalmist, traditionally attributed to David. The breaking of the heart signifies profound sorrow and vulnerability. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, honor and reputation were highly valued, and insults could lead to social isolation and shame. This phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who also endured insults and rejection, as prophesied in Isaiah 53:3, "He was despised and rejected by men." The breaking of the heart is a metaphor for the deep emotional and spiritual suffering that Jesus experienced during His passion. and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidTraditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 69, David is expressing deep personal anguish and seeking God's deliverance. 2. Enemies The psalm reflects David's experience of being surrounded by adversaries who scorn and reject him. 3. God The ultimate source of comfort and deliverance, whom David seeks in his distress. 4. Jerusalem While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of David's life and his connection to Jerusalem as the city of God is implicit. 5. Messianic Foreshadowing This psalm is often seen as prophetic, pointing to the suffering of Christ, who also experienced rejection and scorn. Teaching Points The Reality of Emotional PainAcknowledge that even the most faithful believers, like David, experience deep emotional pain and rejection. Seeking God in Distress In times of scorn and loneliness, turn to God as the ultimate source of comfort and strength. Empathy and Support As followers of Christ, we are called to be comforters to those in distress, reflecting God's love and compassion. Christ's Identification with Our Suffering Recognize that Jesus fully understands our pain, having endured rejection and scorn Himself. Hope in God's Deliverance Trust in God's promise of deliverance and restoration, even when human support is lacking.(20) I am full of heaviness.--Rather, I am sick. The word here used (with its cognates), as well as that rendered pity in the next clause, are favourite words with Jeremiah, as also are the figures of the next verse. (See Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:15; Jeremiah 23:15.)Verse 20. - Reproach hath broken my heart. (comp. vers. 7, 9, 19). Some of his enemies' reproaches were, no doubt, based on David's old misdoings. These, which he could not rebut, would cause him the severest pain. And I am full of heaviness; or, "full of sickness;" "very sick" (Kay); "sick to death" (Delitzsch). And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. It is questioned whether David was ever without friends to pity and comfort him, and suggested that at this point he passes from narrative to prophecy, and describes, not his own condition, but that of the Messiah, whom he typified, speaking as he was moved by the Holy Ghost. Jesus was certainly left without pity or comfort, when "all the disciples forsook him, and fled" (Matthew 26:56). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Insultsחֶרְפָּ֤ה ׀ (ḥer·pāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda have broken שָֽׁבְרָ֥ה (šā·ḇə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces my heart, לִבִּ֗י (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre and I am in despair. וָֽאָ֫נ֥וּשָׁה (wā·’ā·nū·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5136: To be sick, distressed I looked וָאֲקַוֶּ֣ה (wā·’ă·qaw·weh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect for sympathy, לָנ֣וּד (lā·nūḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5110: To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt but there was none, וָאַ֑יִן (wā·’a·yin) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle for comforters, וְ֝לַמְנַחֲמִ֗ים (wə·lam·na·ḥă·mîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge but I found מָצָֽאתִי׃ (mā·ṣā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present no one. וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Links Psalm 69:20 NIVPsalm 69:20 NLT Psalm 69:20 ESV Psalm 69:20 NASB Psalm 69:20 KJV Psalm 69:20 BibleApps.com Psalm 69:20 Biblia Paralela Psalm 69:20 Chinese Bible Psalm 69:20 French Bible Psalm 69:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 69:20 Reproach has broken my heart and (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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