Psalms 69:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 16:2 : 2 Such things have frequently come to my ears: you are comforters who only give trouble.
  • Isa 63:5 : 5 And I saw that there was no helper, and I was wondering that no one gave them support: so my arm did the work of salvation, and my wrath was my support.
  • Ps 142:4 : 4 Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.
  • Mark 14:50 : 50 And they all went away from him in fear.
  • John 12:27 : 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour.
  • John 16:32 : 32 See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me.
  • 2 Tim 4:16-17 : 16 At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account. 17 But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.
  • Heb 11:36 : 36 And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
  • Matt 26:37-38 : 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled. 38 Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here.
  • Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.
  • Mark 14:37 : 37 And he came, and saw them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? were you not able to keep watch one hour?
  • Job 19:21-22 : 21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, O my friends! for the hand of God is on me. 22 Why are you cruel to me, like God, for ever saying evil against me?
  • Ps 42:6 : 6 My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
  • Ps 42:10 : 10 The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?
  • Ps 123:4 : 4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.

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    21 They gave me poison for my food; and bitter wine for my drink.

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    19 You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.

  • Ps 69:9-11
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    9 I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.

    10 My bitter weeping, and my going without food, were turned to my shame.

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  • Lam 1:20-22
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    20 See, O Lord, for I am in trouble; the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved; my heart is turned in me; for I have been uncontrolled: outside the children are put to the sword, and in the house there is death.

    21 Give ear to the voice of my grief; I have no comforter; all my haters have news of my troubles, they are glad because you have done it: let the day of fate come when they will be like me.

    22 Let all their evil-doing come before you; do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

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  • Ps 69:7
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    7 I have been wounded with sharp words because of you; my face has been covered with shame.

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    18 Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble.

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    3 I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

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    4 Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.

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    19 All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.

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    20 My friends make sport of me; to God my eyes are weeping,

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    22 For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

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    16 For these things I am weeping; my eye is streaming with water; because the comforter who might give me new life is far from me: my children are made waste, because the hater is strong.

  • Lam 1:12
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  • Ps 31:9-11
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    9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.

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