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Psalms 119:139
139My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
Psalms 119:139 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words.
Context of Psalms 119:139
137You are righteous, Lord, and your laws are right. 138The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy. My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words. 140Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. 141Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
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צִמְּתַ֥תְנִי קִנְאָתִ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁכְח֖וּ דְבָרֶ֣יךָ צָרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:139
- Psalms 69:9for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
- 1 Kings 19:10He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.”
- John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
- Psalms 53:4Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on God.
- Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Matthew 12:3He answered, “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 ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
- Matthew 21:13“It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Matthew 22:29Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
- Acts 13:27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
- Acts 28:23They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus.
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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