Psalms 69:27Charge them with crime upon crime. Don't let them come into your righteousness.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. David appeals to divine justice when human courts fail, asking God to let unrepentant enemies face consequences of their choices. Modern Israel/Palestine region.
The emotion here: exhausted by injustice and appealing to ultimate court
The original word
avon (עָוֺן) — guilt, iniquity that demands punishment
Why it matters
Hebrew justice system required restitution, but when people refused, the community could appeal to divine judgment
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 69:27
This isn't asking God to make them sin more — it's asking God to stop preventing the natural consequences of their choices
Common misconceptionPeople think this is asking God to make enemies sin more, but David is actually asking God to stop intervening in their self-destructive path — to let justice run its course.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Psalms 69:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 69:27 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include justice, judgment. Notable phrases: Charge them with crime upon crime. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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