KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Psalm 69:5 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “O God,” | אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | O God |
| “thou” | אַתָּ֣ה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “knowest” | יָ֭דַעְתָּ | To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) | knowest |
| “my foolishness;” | לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י | Silliness | foolishness |
| “and my sins” | וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י | Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering | sins |
| “are not” | לֹא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | are not |
| “hid” | נִכְחָֽדוּ׃ | To secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy | hid |
| “from” | מִמְּךָ֥ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | from |
| “thee.” | מִמְּךָ֥ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | thee |
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3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
4 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.
5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
6 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.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
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