American Standard Version
Psalms 119:139
139My zeal hath consumed me,Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Psalms 119:139 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
- New International Version (NIV)My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My zeal has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
Context of Psalms 119:139
137Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments. 138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness. My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. 140Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. 141I am small and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
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צִמְּתַ֥תְנִי קִנְאָתִ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁכְח֖וּ דְבָרֶ֣יךָ צָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:139
- Psalms 69:9For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
- 1 Kings 19:10And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
- John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.
- Psalms 53:4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon God?
- Matthew 9:13But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
- Matthew 12:3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
- Matthew 15:4For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
- Matthew 21:13and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.
- Matthew 22:29But Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
- Acts 13:27For they that dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:139
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 139My zeal hath consumed me - Margin, “cut me off.” The word which is here translated “consumed” is rendered “cut off” in Lamentations 3:53; Job 23:17; Psalm 54:5; Psalm 88:16; Psalm 94:23; Psalm 101:5; Psalm 143:12; “vanish,” Job 6:17; “destroyed,” Psalm 73:27; 2 Samuel 22:41; Psalm 18:40; Psalm 101:8; Psalm 69:4. It means here, that he pined away; that his strength was exhausted; that he was sinking under the efforts which he had put forth as expressive of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 137-144Verses 137-144 God never did, and never can do wrong to any. The promises are faithfully performed by Him that made them. Zeal against sin should constrain us to do what we can against it, at least to do more in religion ourselves. Our love to the word of God is evidence of our love to God, because it is designed to make us partake his holiness. Men's real excellency always makes them low in their own eyes. When we are small and despised, we have the more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 139The psalmist feels angry (compare Psalm 69:9) because he sees wicked people ignoring God's word.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 137-139137-139. God's justice and faithfulness in His government aggravate the neglect of the wicked, and more excite the lively zeal of His people.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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