Psalms 69 · Verse 23

Psalms 69:23

Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Psalms 69:23, King James Version

Psalms 69:23 in other translations

BSBMay their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
WEBLet their eyes be darkened, so that they can’t see. Let their backs be continually bent.
ASVLet their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.
YLTDarkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
DARBYLet their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
BBELet their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.
WebsterLet their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.

What does Psalms 69:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:22-23

22-23. With unimportant verbal changes, this language is used by Paul to describe the rejection of the Jews who refused to receive the Saviour (Ro 11:9, 10). The purport of the figures used is that blessings shall become curses, the "table" of joy (as one of food) a "snare," their welfare--literally, "peaceful condition," or security, a "trap." Darkened eyes and failing strength complete the picture of the ruin…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 69:22-29

These are prophecies of the destruction of Christ's persecutors. Verses #(22-23), are applied to the judgments of God upon the unbelieving Jews, in Ro 11:9, 10. When the supports of life and delights of sense, through the corruption of our nature, are made the food and fuel of sin, then our table is a snare. Their sin was, that they would not see, but shut their eyes against the light, loving darkness rather; their…

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Psalms 69:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תֶּחְשַׁ֣כְנָהtech.Shakh.nahmay they grow dimH2821
עֵ֭ינֵיהֶם'Ei.nei.hemeyes theirH5869
מֵרְא֑וֹתme.re.'otfrom seeingH7200
וּ֝מָתְנֵ֗יהֶםu.ma.te.Nei.hemand loins theirH4975
תָּמִ֥ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548
הַמְעַֽד\׃ham.'Admake to shakeH4571

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 69:23

  • Daniel 5:6

    Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

  • Romans 11:10

    Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

  • Isaiah 6:9-10

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:14

    But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

  • Jeremiah 30:6

    Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

  • Isaiah 21:3-4

    Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

  • Acts 28:26-27

    Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Romans 11:25

    For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

  • John 12:39-40

    Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  • Isaiah 29:9-10

    Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

  • Deuteronomy 28:65-67

    And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

  • Matthew 13:14-15

    And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

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Their eyes.
Isa 6:9,10; 29:9,10; Mt 13:14,15; Joh 12:39,40; Ac 28:26,27
Ro 11:25; 2Co 3:14
make their.
De 28:65-67; Isa 21:3,4; Jer 30:6; Da 5:6; Ro 11:10

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Context

  • Psalms 69:22

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

  • Psalms 69:23

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

  • Psalms 69:24

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

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Psalms 69:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sean oscurecidos sus ojos para ver, y haz siempre titubear sus lomos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que leur table soit un piège devant eux, et que ce qui tend à la prospérité leur soit un filet;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Laß dunkel werden ihre Augen, daß sie nicht sehen; und laß beständig wanken ihre Lenden!