Apologetics Bible

Psalms 69:1

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־שׁוֹשַׁנִּים לְדָוִֽד׃

lamenatzecha-'al-shvoshaniym-ledavid

KJV: Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.

AKJV: Save me, O God; for the waters are come in to my soul.

ASV: Save me, O God;

YLT: To the Overseer. --`On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.

Exposition: Psalms 69:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:2

Hebrew

הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי אֱלֹהִים כִּי בָאוּ מַיִם עַד־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

hvoshiy'eniy-'elohiym-khiy-va'v-mayim-'ad-nafesh

KJV: I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

AKJV: I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

ASV: I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing:

YLT: I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.

Exposition: Psalms 69:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:3

Hebrew

טָבַעְתִּי ׀ בִּיוֵן מְצוּלָה וְאֵין מָעֳמָד בָּאתִי בְמַעֲמַקֵּי־מַיִם וְשִׁבֹּלֶת שְׁטָפָֽתְנִי׃

tava'etiy- -viyven-metzvlah-ve'eyn-ma'omad-va'tiy-vema'amaqey-mayim-veshivolet-shetafateniy

KJV: I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

AKJV: I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God.

ASV: I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried:

YLT: I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.

Exposition: Psalms 69:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:4

Hebrew

יָגַעְתִּי בְקָרְאִי נִחַר גְּרוֹנִי כָּלוּ עֵינַי מְיַחֵל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃

yaga'etiy-veqare'iy-nichar-gervoniy-khalv-'eynay-meyachel-le'lohay

KJV: They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

AKJV: They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

ASV: They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head:

YLT: Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away--I bring back.

Exposition: Psalms 69:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:5

Hebrew

רַבּוּ ׀ מִשַּׂעֲרוֹת רֹאשִׁי שֹׂנְאַי חִנָּם עָצְמוּ מַצְמִיתַי אֹיְבַי שֶׁקֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־גָזַלְתִּי אָז אָשִֽׁיב׃

ravv- -misha'arvot-ro'shiy-shone'ay-chinam-'atzemv-matzemiytay-'oyevay-sheqer-'asher-lo'-gazaletiy-'az-'ashiyv

KJV: O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

AKJV: O God, you know my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from you.

ASV: O God, thou knowest my foolishness;

YLT: O God, Thou--Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

Exposition: Psalms 69:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:6

Hebrew

אֱ‍ֽלֹהִים אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּי וְאַשְׁמוֹתַי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִכְחָֽדוּ׃

'elohiym-'atah-yada'eta-le'ivaletiy-ve'ashemvotay-mimekha-lo'-nikhechadv

KJV: 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.

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

ASV: Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts:

YLT: Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

Exposition: Psalms 69:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:7

Hebrew

אַל־יֵבֹשׁוּ בִי ׀ קֹוֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָאוֹת אַל־יִכָּלְמוּ בִי מְבַקְשֶׁיךָ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

'al-yevoshv-viy- -qoveykha-'adonay-yehvih-tzeva'vot-'al-yikhalemv-viy-mevaqesheykha-'elohey-yishera'el

KJV: Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

AKJV: Because for your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face.

ASV: Because for thy sake I have borne reproach;

YLT: For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.

Exposition: Psalms 69:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:8

Hebrew

כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי חֶרְפָּה כִּסְּתָה כְלִמָּה פָנָֽי׃

khiy-'aleykha-nasha'tiy-cherefah-khisetah-khelimah-fanay

KJV: I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.

AKJV: I am become a stranger to my brothers, and an alien to my mother’s children.

ASV: I am become a stranger unto my brethren,

YLT: A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.

Exposition: Psalms 69:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:9

Hebrew

מוּזָר הָיִיתִי לְאֶחָי וְנָכְרִי לִבְנֵי אִמִּֽי׃

mvzar-hayiytiy-le'echay-venakheriy-liveney-'imiy

KJV: For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

AKJV: For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me.

ASV: For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up;

YLT: For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.

Exposition: Psalms 69:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:10

Hebrew

כִּֽי־קִנְאַת בֵּיתְךָ אֲכָלָתְנִי וְחֶרְפּוֹת חוֹרְפֶיךָ נָפְלוּ עָלָֽי׃

khiy-qine'at-veytekha-'akhalateniy-vecherefvot-chvorefeykha-nafelv-'alay

KJV: When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

AKJV: When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

ASV: When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,

YLT: And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.

Exposition: Psalms 69:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:11

Hebrew

וָאֶבְכֶּה בַצּוֹם נַפְשִׁי וַתְּהִי לַחֲרָפוֹת לִֽי׃

va'evekheh-vatzvom-nafeshiy-vatehiy-lacharafvot-liy

KJV: I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

AKJV: I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

ASV: When I made sackcloth my clothing,

YLT: And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.

Exposition: Psalms 69:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:12

Hebrew

וָאֶתְּנָה לְבוּשִׁי שָׂק וָאֱהִי לָהֶם לְמָשָֽׁל׃

va'etenah-levvshiy-shaq-va'ehiy-lahem-lemashal

KJV: They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

AKJV: They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

ASV: They that sit in the gate talk of me;

YLT: Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

Exposition: Psalms 69:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:13

Hebrew

יָשִׂיחוּ בִי יֹשְׁבֵי שָׁעַר וּנְגִינוֹת שׁוֹתֵי שֵׁכָֽר׃

yashiychv-viy-yoshevey-sha'ar-vnegiynvot-shvotey-shekhar

KJV: But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

AKJV: But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of your mercy hear me, in the truth of your salvation.

ASV: But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Jehovah, in an acceptable time:

YLT: And I--my prayer is to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.

Exposition: Psalms 69:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:14

Hebrew

וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִֽי־לְךָ ׀ יְהוָה עֵת רָצוֹן אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב־חַסְדֶּךָ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת יִשְׁעֶֽךָ׃

va'aniy-tefilatiy-lekha- -yehvah-'et-ratzvon-'elohiym-verav-chasedekha-'aneniy-ve'emet-yishe'ekha

KJV: Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

AKJV: Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

ASV: Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink:

YLT: Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.

Exposition: Psalms 69:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:15

Hebrew

הַצִּילֵנִי מִטִּיט וְאַל־אֶטְבָּעָה אִנָּצְלָה מִשֹּֽׂנְאַי וּמִמַּֽעֲמַקֵּי־מָֽיִם׃

hatziyleniy-mitiyt-ve'al-'eteva'ah-'inatzelah-mishone'ay-vmima'amaqey-mayim

KJV: Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

AKJV: Let not the flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth on me.

ASV: Let not the waterflood overwhelm me,

YLT: Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Exposition: Psalms 69:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:16

Hebrew

אַל־תִּשְׁטְפֵנִי ׀ שִׁבֹּלֶת מַיִם וְאַל־תִּבְלָעֵנִי מְצוּלָה וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר־עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּֽיהָ׃

'al-tishetefeniy- -shivolet-mayim-ve'al-tivela'eniy-metzvlah-ve'al-te'etar-'alay-ve'er-fiyha

KJV: Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

AKJV: Hear me, O LORD; for your loving kindness is good: turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.

ASV: Answer me, O Jehovah; for thy lovingkindness is good:

YLT: Answer me, O Jehovah, for good is Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,

Exposition: Psalms 69:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:17

Hebrew

עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדֶּךָ כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ פְּנֵה אֵלָֽי׃

'aneniy-yehvah-khiy-tvov-chasedekha-kherov-rachameykha-feneh-'elay

KJV: And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

AKJV: And hide not your face from your servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

ASV: And hide not thy face from thy servant;

YLT: And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress--haste, answer me.

Exposition: Psalms 69:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:18

Hebrew

וְאַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מֵֽעַבְדֶּךָ כִּֽי־צַר־לִי מַהֵר עֲנֵֽנִי׃

ve'al-taseter-faneykha-me'avedekha-khiy-tzar-liy-maher-'aneniy

KJV: Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

AKJV: Draw near to my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.

ASV: Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it:

YLT: Be near unto my soul--redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.

Exposition: Psalms 69:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:19

Hebrew

קָרְבָה אֶל־נַפְשִׁי גְאָלָהּ לְמַעַן אֹיְבַי פְּדֵֽנִי׃

qarevah-'el-nafeshiy-ge'alah-lema'an-'oyevay-fedeniy

KJV: Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.

AKJV: You have known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: my adversaries are all before you.

ASV: Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor:

YLT: Thou--Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee are all mine adversaries.

Exposition: Psalms 69:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:20

Hebrew

אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתִי וּבָשְׁתִּי וּכְלִמָּתִי נֶגְדְּךָ כָּל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃

'atah-yada'eta-cherefatiy-vvashetiy-vkhelimatiy-negedekha-khal-tzvoreray

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:

YLT: 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.

Exposition: Psalms 69:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:21

Hebrew

חֶרְפָּה ׀ שָֽׁבְרָה לִבִּי וָֽאָנוּשָׁה וָאֲקַוֶּה לָנוּד וָאַיִן וְלַמְנַחֲמִים וְלֹא מָצָֽאתִי׃

cherefah- -shaverah-liviy-va'anvshah-va'aqaveh-lanvd-va'ayin-velamenachamiym-velo'-matza'tiy

KJV: They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

AKJV: They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

ASV: They gave me also gall for my food;

YLT: And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.

Exposition: Psalms 69:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:22

Hebrew

וַיִּתְּנוּ בְּבָרוּתִי רֹאשׁ וְלִצְמָאִי יַשְׁקוּנִי חֹֽמֶץ׃

vayitenv-vevarvtiy-ro'sh-velitzema'iy-yasheqvniy-chometz

KJV: Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

AKJV: Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

ASV: Let their table before them become a snare;

YLT: Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence--for a trap.

Exposition: Psalms 69:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:23

Hebrew

יְהִֽי־שֻׁלְחָנָם לִפְנֵיהֶם לְפָח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִים לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃

yehiy-shulechanam-lifeneyhem-lefach-velishelvomiym-lemvoqesh

KJV: Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

AKJV: Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

ASV: Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see;

YLT: Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.

Exposition: Psalms 69:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:24

Hebrew

תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה עֵינֵיהֶם מֵרְאוֹת וּמָתְנֵיהֶם תָּמִיד הַמְעַֽד׃

techeshakhenah-'eyneyhem-mere'vot-vmateneyhem-tamiyd-hame'ad

KJV: Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

AKJV: Pour out your indignation on them, and let your wrathful anger take hold of them.

ASV: Pour out thine indignation upon them,

YLT: Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.

Exposition: Psalms 69:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:25

Hebrew

שְׁפָךְ־עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמֶךָ וַחֲרוֹן אַפְּךָ יַשִּׂיגֵֽם׃

shefakhe-'aleyhem-za'emekha-vacharvon-'afekha-yashiygem

KJV: Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.

AKJV: Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.

ASV: Let their habitation be desolate;

YLT: Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.

Exposition: Psalms 69:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:26

Hebrew

תְּהִי־טִֽירָתָם נְשַׁמָּה בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם אַל־יְהִי יֹשֵֽׁב׃

tehiy-tiyratam-neshamah-ve'aholeyhem-'al-yehiy-yoshev

KJV: For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.

AKJV: For they persecute him whom you have smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom you have wounded.

ASV: For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten;

YLT: For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.

Exposition: Psalms 69:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:27

Hebrew

כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּיתָ רָדָפוּ וְאֶל־מַכְאוֹב חֲלָלֶיךָ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃

khiy-'atah-'asher-hikhiyta-radafv-ve'el-makhe'vov-chalaleykha-yesaferv

KJV: Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

AKJV: Add iniquity to their iniquity: and let them not come into your righteousness.

ASV: Add iniquity unto their iniquity;

YLT: Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.

Exposition: Psalms 69:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:28

Hebrew

תְּֽנָה־עָוֺן עַל־עֲוֺנָם וְאַל־יָבֹאוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

tenah-'avn-'al-'avnam-ve'al-yavo'v-vetzideqatekha

KJV: Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

AKJV: Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

ASV: Let them be blotted out of the book of life,

YLT: They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

Exposition: Psalms 69:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:29

Hebrew

יִמָּחֽוּ מִסֵּפֶר חַיִּים וְעִם צַדִּיקִים אַל־יִכָּתֵֽבוּ׃

yimachv-misefer-chayiym-ve'im-tzadiyqiym-'al-yikhatevv

KJV: But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

AKJV: But I am poor and sorrowful: let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

ASV: But I am poor and sorrowful:

YLT: And I am afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.

Exposition: Psalms 69:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:30

Hebrew

וַאֲנִי עָנִי וְכוֹאֵב יְשׁוּעָתְךָ אֱלֹהִים תְּשַׂגְּבֵֽנִי׃

va'aniy-'aniy-vekhvo'ev-yeshv'atekha-'elohiym-teshageveniy

KJV: I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

AKJV: I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

ASV: I will praise the name of God with a song,

YLT: I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,

Exposition: Psalms 69:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:31

Hebrew

אֲהַֽלְלָה שֵׁם־אֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁיר וַאֲגַדְּלֶנּוּ בְתוֹדָֽה׃

'ahalelah-shem-'elohiym-veshiyr-va'agadelenv-vetvodah

KJV: This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

AKJV: This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that has horns and hoofs.

ASV: And it will please Jehovah better than an ox,

YLT: And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock--horned--hoofed.

Exposition: Psalms 69:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:32

Hebrew

וְתִיטַב לַֽיהוָה מִשּׁוֹר פָּר מַקְרִן מַפְרִֽיס׃

vetiytav-layhvah-mishvor-far-maqerin-maferiys

KJV: The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

AKJV: The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

ASV: The meek have seen it, and are glad:

YLT: The humble have seen--they rejoice, Ye who seek God--and your heart liveth.

Exposition: Psalms 69:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:33

Hebrew

רָאוּ עֲנָוִים יִשְׂמָחוּ דֹּרְשֵׁי אֱלֹהִים וִיחִי לְבַבְכֶֽם׃

ra'v-'anaviym-yishemachv-doreshey-'elohiym-viychiy-levavekhem

KJV: For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

AKJV: For the LORD hears the poor, and despises not his prisoners.

ASV: For Jehovah heareth the needy,

YLT: For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.

Exposition: Psalms 69:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:34

Hebrew

כִּֽי־שֹׁמֵעַ אֶל־אֶבְיוֹנִים יְהוָה וְאֶת־אֲסִירָיו לֹא בָזָֽה׃

khiy-shome'a-'el-'eveyvoniym-yehvah-ve'et-'asiyrayv-lo'-vazah

KJV: Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

AKJV: Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves therein.

ASV: Let heaven and earth praise him,

YLT: The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.

Exposition: Psalms 69:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:35

Hebrew

יְֽהַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ יַמִּים וְֽכָל־רֹמֵשׂ בָּֽם׃

yehalelvhv-shamayim-va'aretz-yamiym-vekhal-romesh-vam

KJV: For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

AKJV: For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.

ASV: For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah;

YLT: For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.

Exposition: Psalms 69:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 69:36

Hebrew

כִּי אֱלֹהִים ׀ יוֹשִׁיעַ צִיּוֹן וְיִבְנֶה עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְיָשְׁבוּ שָׁם וִירֵשֽׁוּהָ׃

khiy-'elohiym- -yvoshiy'a-tziyvon-veyiveneh-'arey-yehvdah-veyashevv-sham-viyreshvha

KJV: The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

AKJV: The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.

ASV: The seed also of his servants shall inherit it;

YLT: And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!

Exposition: Psalms 69:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.