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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.

KJV

For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.

ASV

מ֭וּזָר הָיִ֣יתִי לְ/אֶחָ֑/י וְ֝/נָכְרִ֗י לִ/בְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽ/י

Hebrew

For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.

YLT

For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
זָ֑ר
zr
verb · 76×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
נָכְרִיָּֽה
nkryh
adjective · 46×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 2 later passages.

  • John 2:17 · exact_quote
    "And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."
    Psalm 69: zeal for your house will consume me
  • Rom 15:3 · exact_quote
    "For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me."
    Psalm 69: the reproaches of those who reproach you fell on me

Themes

Prophecy

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. God will not have us listen to the words and sentences contained in the Scriptures carelessly, but with much attention. This is why the blessed David has prefixed in many places to his Psalms the title for understanding, and has said, Open Thou my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your Law. Psalm 32:42, etc.; Psalm 119:18 And after him his son again shows that w…
Chapter 12.—Whether the Fire that Came Down Out of Heaven and Devoured Them Refers to the Last Punishment of the Wicked. The words, “And fire came down out of heaven and devoured them,” are not to be understood of the final punishment which shall be inflicted when it is said, “Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire;”13781378 Matt. xxv. 41. for then they shall be cast …
1. Jesus Comes to Capernaum. Statements of the Four Evangelists Regarding This. After this John 2:12-25 He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples; and there they abode not many days. And the passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and He found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 15:27 — 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 line
  • 1Chr 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
  • 1Kgs 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 o
  • 1Sam 4:18 — And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he
  • Isa 25:8 — He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
  • Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Jer 20:7 — O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
  • John 2:14 — And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
  • John 2:17 — And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
  • Mark 11:15 — 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 sol
  • Neh 1:4 — And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
  • Num 25:13 — And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
  • Prov 17:5 — Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
  • Ps 89:41 — All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
  • Ps 89:50 — Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
  • Ps 89:50 — Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
  • Ps 102:8 — Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
  • Ps 109:25 — I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
  • Ps 119:139 — My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
  • Ps 119:139 — My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
  • Ps 122:9 — Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
  • Rev 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
  • Rom 15:3 — For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
  • Rom 15:3 — For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.