Psalm 69:8
“I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 69Meaning
The speaker experiences devotion and reproach as relational estrangement.
Zeal, reproach, and alienation
Acknowledged fault, devotion, shame, fasting, and social humiliation.
Read carefully
The verse describes pain; it does not prescribe estrangement.
Reflection
Seek wise boundaries, truthful communication, and support.