The Meaning of Psalms 69:21 Explained

Psalms 69:21

KJV: They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

YLT: And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.

Darby: Yea, they gave me gall for my food, and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

ASV: They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 69:21?

MEANING: What does Psalms 69:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 69:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 69:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They gave  me also gall  for my meat;  and in my thirst  they gave me vinegar  to drink. 

What does Psalms 69:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 69:18-36 - "jehovah Heareth The Needy"
In Psalms 69:19-21 the psalmist again spreads out his griefs before God. He had looked for pity, but his foes only aggravated his sufferings. Both Matthew and John had these verses in mind in describing our Lord's sufferings on the Cross, Matthew 27:48; John 19:29. The next section, Psalms 69:22-28, is full of imprecations. We cannot bring these terrible words within the scope of our Lord's teachings. They show, like a pillar which marks the farthest recession of the tide, how great a difference there is between the standard of the Old Testament ethics and that by which we shall be judged.
Psalms 69:29-36 are full of anticipations of deliverance and vows of thanksgiving. The psalmist is sure that God's salvation will lift him above his enemies, and that his thanks will be sweeter to God than any sacrifice. Notice that sudden address to seekers after God, Psalms 69:32. Let us draw lessons from our own experiences of God that will hearten others. Seekers will certainly be finders where God is concerned! Matthew 7:7. The news of God's restoring power will circle out in ever-widening waves of glory, till heaven and earth and sea catch up the story and respond. [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 69:21 mean?

And they gave me for my food gall and for my thirst they gave me to drink vinegar
וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי חֹֽמֶץ

וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ  And  they  gave  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּבָרוּתִ֣י  for  my  food 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בָּרוּת  
Sense: food.
רֹ֑אשׁ  gall 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ  
Sense: gall, venom, bitter, poisonous.
וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י  and  for  my  thirst 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: צָמָא  
Sense: thirst.
יַשְׁק֥וּנִי  they  gave  me  to  drink 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular
Root: שָׁקָה  
Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
חֹֽמֶץ  vinegar 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹמֶץ  
Sense: vinegar.

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 69:21

Matthew 27:34 [11]
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Matthew 27:48 [9]
Mark 15:23 [8]
Mark 15:36 [7]
John 19:28-30 [5]
Jeremiah 9:15 [3]
Jeremiah 8:14 [3]
Deuteronomy 29:18 [2]
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