Psalms 69:5 · KJV
“O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. {sins: Heb. guiltiness}”
— Psalms 69:5
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.
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 — Context
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4They 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.
5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. {sins: Heb. guiltiness}
6Let 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.
7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Cross References
Psalms 38:9
Lord, all my desire {is} before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Jeremiah 16:17
For mine eyes {are} upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
Psalms 19:12
Who can understand {his} errors? cleanse thou me from secret {faults}.
Psalms 17:3
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited {me} in the night; thou hast tried me, {and} shalt find nothing; I am purposed {that} my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalms 44:20-21
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
Psalms 38:5
My wounds stink {and} are corrupt because of my foolishness.