I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.
Parallel translations
- WEB When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach.
- KJV When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
- NKJV When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach.
- NASB When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my disgrace.
- NLT When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.
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Quick answer
David's acts of mourning and fasting only brought him more mockery. It shows that even sincere devotion can be ridiculed by others.
Overview
When David humbled himself with weeping and fasting, his enemies turned even his piety into an occasion for reproach. Genuine repentance and devotion are sometimes met with scorn rather than respect. The righteous sufferer's experience anticipates Christ, whose holiness drew opposition, and it steadies believers when their faith invites mockery.
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Cross-references · 4
- Luke 7:33–34For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
- Ps 109:24–25My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
- Ps 102:8–9All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
- Ps 35:13Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
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