Psalms

Psalm 69:6–7

⁶May those who hope in 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.

⁷For I have endured scorn for Your sake,

and shame has covered my face.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May those who hope in You	קֹוֶיךָ֮	qō·we·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6960 wait for
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be ashamed	יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
through me	בִ֨י׀	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
O Lord	אֲדֹנָ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָ֫א֥וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
may those who seek You	מְבַקְשֶׁ֑יךָ	mə·ḇaq·še·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1245 seek
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be dishonored	יִכָּ֣לְמוּ	yik·kā·lə·mū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3637 be humiliated
through me	בִ֣י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
O God	אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have endured	נָשָׂ֣אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
scorn	חֶרְפָּ֑ה	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
for Your sake	עָ֭לֶיךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
and shame	כְלִמָּ֣ה	ḵə·lim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
has covered	כִּסְּתָ֖ה	kis·sə·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3680 cover
my face	פָנָֽי׃	p̄ā·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 69:6 Psalm 25:3 · Psalm 35:26 · Luke 24:19–21 · Isaiah 49:23 · Psalm 72:18 · Psalm 7:7

Psalm 69:7 Isaiah 50:6 · Jeremiah 15:15 · Psalm 44:22 · Hebrews 12:2 · John 15:21–24 · Isaiah 53:3 · Luke 23:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.