Psalms 119:139
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Psalms 119:139 in other translations
| BSB | My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words. |
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| WEB | My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words. |
| ASV | My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. |
| YLT | Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words. |
| DARBY | My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words. |
| BBE | My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words. |
| Webster | My zeal hath consumed me; because my enemies have forgotten thy words. |
What does Psalms 119:139 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:137-139
137-139. God's justice and faithfulness in His government aggravate the neglect of the wicked, and more excite the lively zeal of His people.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:137-144
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…
Psalms 119:139 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 119:139
- John 2:17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
- Psalms 69:9
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
- Acts 13:27
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
- 1 Kings 19:10
And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
- Matthew 21:16
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
- Matthew 9:13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
- Matthew 21:13
And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- 1 Kings 19:14
And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
- Psalms 53:4
Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
- Matthew 12:3-5
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
- Matthew 21:42
Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
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Context
- Psalms 119:138
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
- Psalms 119:139
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
- Psalms 119:140
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalms 119:139 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mi celo me ha consumido; porque mis enemigos se olvidaron de tus palabras. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mon zèle m’a dévoré; car mes oppresseurs ont oublié tes paroles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Verzehrt hat mich mein Eifer, denn meine Bedränger haben deine Worte vergessen. |