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Psalms 69:7

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:8.

כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עָ֭לֶיךָaleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נָשָׂ֣אתִיnasatilift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, a completed actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…חֶרְפָּ֑הcherpahrebukeחֶרְפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “rebuke”, the ordinary formH2781contumely, disgrace, the pudendarebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.כִּסְּתָ֖הkistahcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).כְלִמָּ֣הkhelimahconfusionכְּלִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “confusion”, the ordinary formH3639disgraceconfusion, dishonour, reproach, shame.פָנָֽיfanaya- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-8) Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.

Young’s Literal Translation

For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.

World English Bible

Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.

Darby Translation

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-8) Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For I have suffered reproach for thy sake; shame has covered my face.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἕνεκά σου ὑπήνεγκα ὀνειδισμὸν, ἐκάλυψεν ἐντροπὴ τὸ πρόσωπόν μου.