New English Translation
Psalms 119:139
139My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions.
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
137You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair. 138The rules you impose are just, and absolutely reliable. My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions. 140Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it! 141I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:139 word by word
צִמְּתַ֥תְנִי קִנְאָתִ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁכְח֖וּ דְבָרֶ֣יךָ צָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:139
- Psalms 69:9Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
- 1 Kings 19:10He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal to the Lord, the sovereign God, even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”
- John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will devour me.”
- Psalms 53:4All those who behave wickedly do not understand – those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
- Matthew 9:13Go and learn what this saying means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Matthew 12:3He said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –
- Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Matthew 21:13And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”
- Matthew 22:29Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.
- Acts 13:27For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
- Acts 28:23They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
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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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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