What does Psalm 69:12 mean?

Psalm 69:12 highlights themes such as suffering, mockery, isolation when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 69:12 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

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Matthew 27:29
Both passages reflect the theme of mockery faced by the righteous.
John 15:18
Jesus speaks about the world's hatred towards Him, paralleling the speaker's experience of being spoken against.
Lamentations 3:14
This verse also conveys feelings of being a target of ridicule.