Psalm 69:9

Translations

Modern

…because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Traditional

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Literal

For zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those insulting You have fallen on me.

Latin

Quoniam zelus domus tuæ comedit me, et opprobria exprobrantium tibi ceciderunt super me.

Original

Hebrew

English

…because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Notes

Psalms 69:9

The psalmist is devoted to God and what is holy, yet people repay him with insults. Later, this verse was applied to the anger of Jesus at the temple’s money changers (John 2:17) and his undeserved suffering (Romans 15:3).

Psalms 69:7–12

Mistreated and abandoned by family, friends, and community, the psalmist seeks comfort, relief (Psalm 69:13–18), and justice (69:22–28) from the Lord.

Psalms 69:1–36

In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
John 2:14–17
In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.
Psalm 119:139
My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
Mark 11:15–17
When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
1 Kings 19:10
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
Psalm 89:41
All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
Psalm 89:50–51
Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—
1 Chronicles 29:3
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
1 Chronicles 15:27–29
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

Glossary

David Music Persecution Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Affections: should be Zealously Engaged for God Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In David: King of Israel: Type of Christ Enemy: The Wickedness of David's Jesus, the Christ: Love of Jesus, the Christ: Messiah: Messianic Psalms Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Persecution of Jesus Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Bearing Reproach Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Zeal Religious Zeal: Exemplified Reviling and Reproaching of Christ, Predicted Selling in Church The Affections: should be Zealously Engaged for God the Christ Jesus: Zeal of The Humility of Christ: Exhibited in His: Exposing Himself to Reproach and Contempt Zeal: Christ an Example of

Psalm 69:9

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