The Meaning of Psalms 69:5 Explained

Psalms 69:5

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

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

Darby: Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 69:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

David did not pretend to be sinless, but he believed his enemies" present antagonism was not due to sins he had committed.

Context Summary

Psalms 69:1-17 - A Cry Out Of Deep Waters
This psalm and the Psalms 22:1-31 are quoted most often in the New Testament as referring to our Lord. Psalms 69:1-36 is very sad. Throughout we detect a heart-break. There are many grounds on which the sufferer bases his plea for salvation. First, his imminent danger from inrushing waters and the deep mire like that in which Jeremiah sank. There are also failing strength, the dried throat, and the drooping eyes. Mighty foes, too, who hate wrongfully, are plotting his ruin. The consciousness of sin and the dread that others may be made ashamed through his failure, are also bitter ingredients in his cup. And in addition he bore the reproach of those who hated God. What a combination of misery! In some, though not in all, of these sources of grief, our Savior had a share, and therefore He can be a sympathizing High Priest.
But out of his misery the psalmist builds his altar of prayer. His plea is in God's loving-kindness and tender mercies. Here is the master-argument with God. He can do no other than redeem the soul that clings to Him with such unfaltering faith. It reminds us of the olden resolve, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him," Job 13:15, and also recalls the persistence of the Syrophenician woman, Mark 7:26. Such souls need not fear that they can be cast away. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 69

1  David complains of his affliction
13  He prays for deliverance
22  He devotes his enemies to destruction
30  He praises God with thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Psalms 69:5 mean?

God You know my foolishness and my sins from You not are hidden
אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־ נִכְחָֽדוּ

אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יָ֭דַעְתָּ  know 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י  my  foolishness 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אִוֶּלֶת  
Sense: foolishness, folly.
וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗י  and  my  sins 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אַשְׁמָה  
Sense: guiltiness, guilt, offense, sin, wrong-doing.
מִמְּךָ֥  from  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
נִכְחָֽדוּ  are  hidden 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּחַד  
Sense: to hide, conceal, cut off, cut down, make desolate, kick.