Psalms 69:8

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 69:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother`s children.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother`s children.
Psalms 69:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 69

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother`s children.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I am become a stranger unto my brethren - That is, They treat me as they would a stranger; as one in whom they have no interest, and whom they regard with no friendship. Compare the notes at Psalms 31:11. And an alien unto my mother’s children - A foreigner; one of another tribe or nation; one to whom they were bound by no tie of relationship. The allusion in the language “unto my mother’s children” is intended to denote the most intimate relationship. In families where a man had many wives, as was common among the Hebrews, the nearest relationship would be denoted by being of the same “mother” rather than of the same “father.” See the notes at Psalms 50:20. The same thing occurs also where…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“become: Psa 31:11; Job 19:13-19; Mat 26:48-50, Mat 26:56, Mat 26:70-74; Joh 1:11, Joh 7:5 and an alien: Sa1 17:28; Mic 7:5, Mic 7:6; Mat 10:21, Mat 10:22, Mat 10:35, Mat 10:36 Psalms 69:9”
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