the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 69:23
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Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see, and make their bodies shake continually.
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see; And make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes be closed so they cannot see and their backs be forever weak from troubles.
May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Make their loins continually to shake.
May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.
Her iyen be maad derk, that thei se not; and euere bouwe doun the bak of hem.
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
Blind them with darkness and make them tremble.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; And make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.
Let their dining table before them become a snare; when they are at peace, let it become a trap;
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
May their eyes grow dark so they cannot see. And may their backs always shake.
Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.
Let their eyes be blinded that they see not: and make their loynes alway to tremble.
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their backs continually to bend.
Strike them with blindness! Make their backs always weak!
Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
(68-24) Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend thou down always.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see; and make their loins tremble continually.
Let their eyes be blynded that they see not: and euer bowe downe their loynes.
Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually.
Let their eyes grow too dim to see,and let their hips continually quake.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes be dark so they cannot see, and make their loins continually tremble.
Let their eyes be darkened from seeing, and cause their loins to quiver continually.
Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
Let their table be made a snare to take them selues withall, an occasion to fall & a rewarde vnto them.
Make them become blind as bats, Give them the shakes from morning to night.
May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their hips shake continually.
Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see; And make their loins shake continually.
May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually.
May their eyes darken so that they cannot see,And make their loins quake continually.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Their eyes: Isaiah 6:9, Isaiah 6:10, Isaiah 29:9, Isaiah 29:10, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 13:15, John 12:39, John 12:40, Acts 28:26, Acts 28:27, Romans 11:25, 2 Corinthians 3:14
make their: Deuteronomy 28:65-67, Isaiah 21:3, Isaiah 21:4, Jeremiah 30:6, Daniel 5:6, Romans 11:10
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:29 - grope Psalms 102:17 - not despise Mark 8:18 - see Romans 11:9 - David saith
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not,.... Not literally, the eyes of their bodies; but figuratively, the eyes of their understanding; which were so darkened, and they given up to such judicial blindness, that they could not discern the signs of the times that the Messiah must be come, Daniel's weeks being up; could not see any glory, excellency, and comeliness in Christ; could not see the evidence of the Messiahship of Jesus in the miracles he wrought; nor in the prophecies of the Old Testament fulfilled in him: that book was a sealed book unto them; the Gospel, and the doctrines of it, were hid from them, even from the wise and prudent among them; yea, also those things which belonged to their temporal peace; they were so blinded and infatuated, they could not see what was for their outward good and happiness: and, in proof of this their blindness, the words are cited by the apostle in Romans 11:7; see Matthew 16:3;
and make their loins continually to shake; weaken their loins, in which a man's strength lies, that they may not be able to rise up against their enemies; and that they might not be able to flee and escape from them; see Deuteronomy 33:11; or fill them with horror, dread, and trembling, as they will be when Christ shall come in the clouds of heaven; and they shall see him whom they have pierced, Revelation 1:7. The apostle renders the words "bow down their back alway"; Revelation 1:7- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let their table become a snare before them - These verses are quoted by Paul Romans 11:9-10 as descriptive of the character of persons in his time, or as “language” which would express what he desired to say. See the passage explained at length in the notes at Romans 11:9-10. The whole passage is a prayer that they might receive a proper recompense for what they had done. The word “table” here means the table at which they were accustomed to eat. As they refused food to a hungry man, the prayer is, that they might find the recompense for their conduct “in that very line;” or that, as they refused food to the hungry, they might find “their” food a “snare” to them. That is, Let it be the means of punishing them for their not giving wholesome food to the hungry, or for their offering poisonous herbs to a starving man. The word “snare” here means unexpected danger; danger sprung suddenly upon them - as a snare is upon a wild beast.
And that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap - Much of this is supplied by the translators. The literal rendering would be, “And to those at peace (or secure) a trap.” The word here rendered “welfare” is the plural form of the word meaning “peace,” and may denote those who feel that they are at peace; that they are secure; that they are in no danger. The ancient versions give it the sense of “requitals,” that is, a recompence for their transgressions; but the other signification best accords with the connection. The word “trap” is usually applied to the devices for capturing wild beasts, and the meaning is, “Let the recompence come suddenly upon them, while they think themselves at peace, or when they are surrounded by all the comforts and luxuries of life.” This prayer is such as occurs frequently in the Psalms. It cannot be “proved” that it was uttered in a malignant spirit, or that anything more is intended by it than that the psalmist desired that justice might be done to all people - an object which all magistrates, and all good citizens, should pray for.
Psalms 69:23
Let their eyes be darkened ... - See the notes at Romans 11:10.
And make their loins continually to shake - As under a heavy burden. The apostle Romans 11:10 varies the language, but retains the idea: “and bow down their back alway.”
