Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.
Let their eyes become dark so they cannot see, and make their bodies constantly tremble with weakness.
The writer is asking God to bring judgment on his enemies by taking away their sight and strength.
📚 Historical Context
Psalms 69 is a lament psalm attributed to King David, where he expresses deep anguish and pleads for God's deliverance from enemies who are persecuting him unjustly, possibly during a time of personal crisis or national turmoil in ancient Israel. In this specific verse, David is invoking divine judgment on his adversaries, asking God to blind their spiritual insight and weaken their strength as a form of poetic justice. This psalm also holds prophetic significance, as it is referenced in the New Testament to foreshadow the sufferings of Jesus.
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