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Psalms 69:9
9for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
Psalms 69:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
Context of Psalms 69:9
7For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. 8I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children; for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. 10When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn; 11when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me.
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כִּֽי־קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:9
- Psalms 119:139My zeal wears me out, for my enemies ignore your words.
- 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.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:27Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple:
- Mark 11:15On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,
- John 2:14In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
- Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
- Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
Commentaries on Psalms 69:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up - The strong desire to promote thy glory has absorbed all others. All the desires of my body and soul are wrapped up in this. This verse is very properly applied to our Lord, John 2:17, who went about doing good; and gave up his life, not only for the redemption of man, but to "magnify the law, and make it honorable."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up - My zeal - my ardor - in the cause of religion (that is, of thy pure worship) has been so great as to consume me. It has been like a devouring fire within me. Zeal is represented under the idea of heat - as it is in the Greek language; and the characteristics of heat or fire are here applied to it. This passage is quoted in John 2:17, and applied to the Saviour, not as having had originally a reference to him…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The psalmist is devoted to God and what is holy, yet people repay him with insults. Later, this verse was applied to the anger of Jesus at the temple’s money changers (John 2:17) and his undeserved suffering (Romans 15:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-127-12. This plea contemplates his relation to God as a sufferer in His cause. Reproach, domestic estrangement (Mr 3:21; Joh 7:5), exhaustion in God's service (Joh 2:17), revilings and taunts of base men were the sufferings.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- 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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