Psalm 69:8

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

I am like a stranger to my relatives and like a foreigner to my own family.

Cross References

Psalm 31:11

My enemies insult me. Neighbors are even worse, and I disgust my friends. People meet me on the street, and they turn and run.

John 1:11

He came into his own world, but his own nation did not welcome him.

John 7:5

Even Jesus' own brothers had not yet become his followers.

Psalm 38:11

Because of my sickness, no friends or neighbors will come near me.

Isaiah 53:3

He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. We despised him and said, “He is a nobody!”

1 Samuel 17:28

David's oldest brother Eliab heard him talking with the soldiers. Eliab was angry with him and said, “What are you doing here, anyway? Who's taking care of your little flock of sheep out in the desert? You spoiled brat! You came here just to watch the fighting, didn't you?”

Matthew 26:56

But all this happened, so that what the prophets wrote would come true.” All Jesus' disciples left him and ran away.

Psalm 89:51

I am your chosen one, but your enemies chase and make fun of me.

Psalm 89:52

Our Lord, we praise you forever. Amen and amen.

Isaiah 50:6

I let them beat my back and pull out my beard. I didn't turn aside when they insulted me and spit in my face.

Isaiah 53:4

He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God.

Jeremiah 15:15

You can see how I suffer insult after insult, all because of you, Lord. Don't be so patient with my enemies; take revenge on them before they kill me.