Psalms 69:21 meaning and explanation

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Psalms 69:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 69 is a lament of David, a righteous sufferer surrounded by enemies who mock his devotion to God. In verse 21 he describes the cruelty of his treatment: instead of comfort, his tormentors give him gall, a bitter and possibly poisonous herb, in his food, and vinegar to drink when he is thirsty.

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