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Psalm 69:20a "Reproach has broken my heart..."

Day 308 – Psalm 69

“Reproach has broken my heart…” Psalm 69:20a

ANOTHER MESSIANIC REFERENCE

We have another Messianic reference in the following text. In this text we catch a glimpse of the feelings of the Messiah.

“You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour;
My adversaries are all before You.
Reproach has broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness;
I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none:
And for comforters, but I found none.
They also gave me gall for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
Psalm 69:19-21

1. The sufferings caused by the Messiah’s adversaries are noted here:-

a) Reproach
b) Shame
c) Dishonour

2. How did the Messiah feel?

a) His heart was broken.
b) He was full of heaviness.

3. What did the Messiah do (in His humanity)?

a) He looked for pity (sympathy).
b) He looked for comforters.
Sadly, He found none!

4. What else did the Messiah have to endure?

a) This was a veiled reference to the Crucifixion.
b) He was given gall for His food.
c) He was given vinegar for His thirst.