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69:5-8 Let Not My Folly Bring Shame on Those Who Love You. The singer admits that he is not perfect, which God knows full well (the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you); he agrees that his wrongs could put others of the faithful (those who hope in you) to shame (i.e., could subject them to scorn), and prays that this will not happen. In singing this the pious acknowledge that they do commit sins, and that these sins can cause trouble for themselves and for others, and even damage the reputation of God and his faithful people. Such acknowledgment should help them to be more honest about their weaknesses, and more careful about their deeds.