Psalms 69 · Verse 9

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.
Psalms 69:9, King James Version

Psalms 69:9 in other translations

BSBbecause zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
WEBFor the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
ASVFor the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
YLTFor zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
DARBYFor the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
BBEI am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
WebsterFor the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me.

What does Psalms 69:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:7-12

7-12. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The 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, Joh 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."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 69:1-12

We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer here spoken of, and ask why, as well as what he suffered, that, meditating thereon, we may be more humbled for sin, and more convinced of our danger, so that we may feel more gratitude and love, constraining us to live to His glory who died for our salvation. Hence we learn, when in affliction, to commit the keeping of our souls to God, that we may not be…

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Psalms 69:9 in the original Hebrew

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כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
קִנְאַ֣תkin.'At[the] zeal ofH7068
בֵּיתְךָ֣bei.te.Khahouse yourH1004
אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי'a.kha.La.te.niit has consumed meH398
וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹתve.cher.Potand [the] reproaches ofH2781
ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָchor.Fei.kha[those who] reproach youH2778
נָפְל֥וּna.fe.Luthey have fallenH5307
עָלָֽי\׃'a.Laion meH5921

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Cross references for Psalms 69:9

  • Romans 15:3

    For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

  • John 2:14-17

    And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

  • Psalms 119:139

    My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

  • Mark 11:15-17

    And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

  • Psalms 89:41

    All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 89:50-51

    Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:3

    Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

  • 1 Chronicles 15:27-29

    And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.

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zeal.
119:139; 1Ki 19:10; 1Ch 15:27-29; 29:3; Mr 11:15-17; Joh 2:14-17
and the.
89:50,51; Ro 15:3

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Context

  • Psalms 69:8

    I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 69:10

    When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

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Psalms 69:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque me consumió el celo de tu casa; y los denuestos de los que te vituperaban, cayeron sobre mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je suis devenu un étranger à mes frères, et un inconnu aux fils de ma mère;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn der Eifer um dein Haus hat mich verzehrt, und die Schmähungen derer, die dich schmähen, sind auf mich gefallen.