Psalms 69:9

9 for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

Psalms 69:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
ESV
9 For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
NLT
9 Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
MSG
9 I love you more than I can say. Because I'm madly in love with you, They blame me for everything they dislike about you.
CSB
9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Psalms 69:9 In-Context

7 For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face.
8 I am a foreigner to my own family, a stranger to my own mother’s children;
9 for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
10 When I weep and fast, I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. John 2:17*
  • 2. Psalms 89:50-51; Romans 15:3*
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