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Psalms 69:9
9Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen 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.
- New International Version (NIV)for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on 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 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
7Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face. 8I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children; Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me. 10When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, That became my reproach. 11I also made sackcloth my garment; I became a byword to them.
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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 has consumed me, Because my enemies have forgotten Your words.
- 1 Kings 19:10So he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”
- 1 Chronicles 15:27David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver:
- Mark 11:15So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
- John 2:14And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business.
- Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants— How I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples,
- Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell 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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