“Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.”
The plea that God would know the psalmist's reproach and shame and contempt articulates that God must be aware of the specifics of the suffering. The enumeration of different dimensions of shame (reproach, shame, contempt) suggests the comprehensive nature of the humiliation. The reference to all enemies being before God indicates that God sees the opposition. This verse emphasizes that divine knowledge of the suffering's reality is the basis for expecting divine response.
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