Psalms 69:12 meaning and explanation

Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.

Psalms 69:12, Berean Standard Bible

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In this lament David describes his public humiliation. The gate was where elders and judges sat to conduct business and settle disputes, so the mockery comes from respected leaders as well as from drunkards who make him the subject of their songs.

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