Psalms 69:27

What does Psalms 69:27 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 69:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Add iniquity unto their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Context

v.26For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; And they tell of the sorrow of those whom thou hast wounded.

v.27This passage

v.28Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 109:14

    Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

  • Romans 9:31

    but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

  • Isaiah 5:6

    and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

  • Isaiah 26:10

    Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah.

  • Romans 10:2

    For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

  • Psalms 81:12

    So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels.

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