Psalms 69:1-36

This whole Ps. should be compared with Psalms 22:31, 35, 38,, 40. It is the prayer of one who is in deep distress, wrongfully persecuted by enemies, and conscious that, though he is sinful, his sufferings are due to his fidelity to God (Psalms 69:1). He pleads for deliverance (Psalms 69:13) and calls upon God to take the severest vengeance on his adversaries (Psalms 69:21). The Ps. closes with a triumphant strain of praise (Psalms 69:29). Psalms 69:35 points to a date long after the age of David—either during the exile, or, more probably, in the last years of the Jewish monarchy (see Jeremiah 33:10; Jeremiah 34:7).

The situation of the writer closely resembles that of Jeremiah, and the numerous parallels between the Ps. and his prophecies give colour to the conjecture that he may have been its author. This Ps. is more frequently quoted in the NT. than any other, except Psalms 22.

Title.—Shoshannim] see on Psalms 45.