Psalms Chapter 69 verse 9 Holy Bible
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
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I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
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For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
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For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
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I am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to my mother's children.
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For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
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For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
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Psalms 69 : 9 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. David's "zeal for God's house" was shown, first, in his establishment of the tabernacle on Mount Zion (2 Samuel 6:12-19); next, in his earnest desire to build a permanent and magnificent dwelling for the ark of the covenant (2 Samuel 7:2; Psalm 132:2-5); then, in his careful collection of materials for the building which he was forbidden to erect himself (1 Chronicles 28:11-18; 1 Chronicles 29:2-5); and finally, in the directions that he left to Solomon with respect to it (1 Chronicles 28:9, 10, 20). It was also shown, if we take "house" in a wider sense, by his careful government of the land and people, the kingdom and household of God, for forty years. And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. David may either mean that every reproach uttered against God was as keenly felt by him as if it had been directed against himself, or that, when men reproached him, they really meant to reproach God (i.e. religion) in him.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Of thine house--i.e., for thine house. Hosea 8:1, shows that house might stand for congregation, but very probably we are to understand zeal for the restoration or repair of the Temple, or more likely regard for its purity and honour. So at least one applied the words long after, John 2:17 (where see Note in New Testament Commentary).And the reproaches.--See St. Paul's application of these words Romans 15:3. If the author had been thinking chiefly of his sin as the cause of the reproach of God, surely he would have said "the reproaches of these that reproach me are fallen upon Thee." The intention seems to be that though in his own eyes a very insignificant and unworthy member of the community, yet being one who burnt with zeal for it, he felt as personally directed against himself all the taunts aimed at Jehovah and His religion.
