King James Version

Psalms 69:12

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:13.

יָשִׂ֣יחוּyasichvcommuneשִׂיחַverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “commune”, an unfinished actionH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).בִ֭יviinבִ֭יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inיֹ֣שְׁבֵיyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…שָׁ֑עַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹתuneginotand stringed instrumentנְגִינָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and stringed instrument”, the ordinary formH5058properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigramstringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.שׁוֹתֵ֥יshotebanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, participle, construct — “banquet”, a verb used as a describing wordH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)שֵׁכָֽרshekharstrong drinkשֵׁכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “strong drink”, the ordinary formH7941an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquorstrong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-13) They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.

Young’s Literal Translation

Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

World English Bible

Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.

Darby Translation

They that sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-13) They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They that sit in the gate talked against me, and they that drank wine sang against me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατʼ ἐμοῦ ἠδολέσχουν οἱ καθήμενοι ἐν πύλῃ, καὶ εἰς ἐμὲ ἔψαλλον οἱ πίνοντες τὸν οἶνον.