Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
They sitting in the gate will speak against me, and I was but the music of stringed instruments, of strong drink
New American Standard Bible
And I am the
King James Version
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Holman Bible
and drunkards make up songs about me.
International Standard Version
The prominent people mock me, composing drinking songs.
A Conservative Version
Those who sit in the gate talk of me, and [I am] the song of the drunkards.
American Standard Version
They that sit in the gate talk of me; And I am the song of the drunkards.
Amplified
They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.
Bible in Basic English
I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.
Darby Translation
They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
King James 2000
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Those sitting at [the] gate talk about me [as] also [the] songs of [the] drunkards.
Modern King James verseion
They who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They that sit in the gate speak against me, and the drunkards make songs upon me.
NET Bible
Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me; drunkards mock me in their songs.
New Heart English Bible
Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
The Emphasized Bible
They who sit in the gate talk against me, - And against me are the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
Webster
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
World English Bible
Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.
Youngs Literal Translation
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 69:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Rescue
11 And I will give my clothing sackcloth, and I for a parable to them. 12 They sitting in the gate will speak against me, and I was but the music of stringed instruments, of strong drink 13 And I, my prayer is to thee, O Jehovah, a time of acceptance: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy answer me, in the truth of thy salvation.
Cross References
Genesis 19:1
And two messengers shall come to Sodom in the evening; and Lot will sit in the gate of Sodom; and Lot will see, and will rise up to meet them, and will bow himself with the face to the earth.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and scribes shall thou give to thee in all thy gates which Jehovah thy God gave to thee according to thy tribes: and they judged the people just judgment
Job 30:8-9
The sons of the foolish one, also the sons of no name: they were beaten from the land.
Psalm 35:15-16
And in my halting they rejoiced, and they were gathered together: they smiting were gathered together against me, and I knew not; they rent asunder and ceased not:
Daniel 5:2-4
Belshazzar said, in tasting the wine, to bring in for the vessels of gold and silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father brought forth from the temple that was in Jerusalem; and in them the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, will drink.
Daniel 5:23
And against the Lord of the heavens thou didst lift up thyself; and for the vessels of his house they brought before thee, and thou and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines, drinking wine in them; and to the gods of silver and gold, brass, iron, wood, and stone, who see not, and hear not, and know not, thou didst praise: and to the God whom thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways to him, thou didst not honor.
Matthew 27:12-13
And in the accusing him by the chief priests and the more ancient, he answered nothing.
Matthew 27:20
And the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Matthew 27:41-42
And likewise also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
Matthew 27:62-63
And in the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate
Mark 15:17-19
And they clothed him with purple, and put round him, having woven, a thorny crown.
Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a King.
Acts 4:26-27
Kings of the earth stood up, and rulers were gathered together upon one and the same, against the Lord, and against his Christ.