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and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/69.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/69.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/69.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For zeal for Thy house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach Thee have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/69.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/69.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/69.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because zeal for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/69.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/69.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/69.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My love for your house burns in me like a fire, and when others insult you, they insulted me as well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/69.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/69.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/69.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My devotion to your Temple burns in me like a fire; the insults which are hurled at you fall on me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/69.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Zeal for your house consumes me, and the mockeries of those who insult you fall on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/69.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/69.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/69.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the zeal of your house consumes me. The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/69.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/69.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/69.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, "" And the reproaches of Your reproachers "" Have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/69.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/69.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the zeal of thy house devoured me, and the reproaches of those reproaching thee fell upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/69.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/69.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 68:10>For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/69.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because zeal for your house has consumed me, I am scorned by those who scorn you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/69.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is zeal for your house that has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/69.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the zeal of thy house has made me courageous; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/69.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the zeal of your house has consumed me and the reproach of those who reproach you has fallen upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/69.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, And the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/69.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the zeal of thine house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/69-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8192" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">The Waters Are Up to My Neck</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7068.htm" title="7068: qin·’aṯ (N-fsc) -- Ardor, zeal, jealousy. From qana'; jealousy or envy.">zeal</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">for Your house</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯə·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">has consumed me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: wə·ḥer·pō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">and the insults</a> <a href="/hebrew/2778.htm" title="2778: ḥō·wr·p̄e·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter.">of those who insult You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">have fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-17.htm">John 2:17</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a></span><br />For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-25.htm">John 15:25</a></span><br />But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />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. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-7.htm">John 7:7</a></span><br />The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-48.htm">John 8:48-49</a></span><br />The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” / “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5</a></span><br />The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14</a></span><br />If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Jeremiah 15:15</a></span><br />You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Zechariah 8:2</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">2 Kings 19:4</a></span><br />Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me.</p><p class="hdg">zeal</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Psalm 119:139</a></b></br> My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></b></br> 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, <i>even</i> I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27-29</a></b></br> And David <i>was</i> 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 <i>had</i> upon him an ephod of linen… </p><p class="hdg">and the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-50.htm">Psalm 89:50,51</a></b></br> Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; <i>how</i> I do bear in my bosom <i>the reproach of</i> all the mighty people; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a></b></br> For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/job/31-12.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/psalms/64-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/68-14.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/68-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Insult</a> <a href="/psalms/22-7.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Reproached</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Reproaches</a> <a href="/ezra/7-23.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/83-14.htm">Consumes</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Devoured</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/psalms/72-11.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/psalms/79-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Insult</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Reproached</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Reproaches</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 69</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">David complains of his affliction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">He devotes his enemies to destruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">He praises God with thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, expresses an intense devotion to God's house, which can be seen as a metaphor for a fervent dedication to God's presence and worship. This zeal is later mirrored in the New Testament by Jesus Christ, who cleanses the temple, as recorded in <a href="/john/2-17.htm">John 2:17</a>, where this verse is directly quoted. The temple in Jerusalem was central to Jewish worship and identity, and David's zeal can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's own passion for the purity and sanctity of worship. Historically, the temple was not only a religious center but also a cultural and social hub, making this zeal significant in the broader context of Israelite society.<p><b>and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the psalmist's identification with God to the extent that the reproaches directed at God are felt personally by him. This reflects a deep solidarity with God's cause and mission. In the New Testament, this is seen as a prophetic reference to Christ, who bore the insults and scorn of humanity as He fulfilled His redemptive work. <a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a> cites this verse to illustrate how Christ did not please Himself but took on the reproaches of others for the sake of God's glory. The cultural context of honor and shame in the ancient Near East underscores the weight of these insults, as public reproach was a serious matter. This phrase also speaks to the experience of believers who, throughout history, have faced persecution and ridicule for their faith, identifying with Christ in His sufferings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/69.htm">Psalm 69</a>, David is expressing his deep passion and commitment to God's house and the suffering he endures because of it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_house.htm">God's House</a></b><br>Refers to the temple or the place of worship, symbolizing the presence and honor of God among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/insults_and_persecution.htm">Insults and Persecution</a></b><br>The psalmist experiences scorn and reproach from others because of his devotion to God, reflecting a common theme of suffering for righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/z/zeal_for_god's_house.htm">Zeal for God's House</a></b><br>Cultivate a passion for the things of God, prioritizing His presence and worship in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/enduring_reproach.htm">Enduring Reproach</a></b><br>Expect and prepare for opposition when standing firm in your faith, knowing that suffering for righteousness is part of the Christian journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_our_example.htm">Christ as Our Example</a></b><br>Look to Jesus as the ultimate example of zeal and endurance, who bore insults and suffering for the sake of God's glory and our salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identifying_with_christ.htm">Identifying with Christ</a></b><br>Embrace the privilege of sharing in Christ's sufferings, understanding that it deepens our relationship with Him and strengthens our witness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>Seek encouragement and support from fellow believers when facing persecution, as the body of Christ is meant to uplift and strengthen one another.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_69.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 69</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_psalm_69_9_linked_to_david's_era.htm">Psalm 69:9 mentions zeal for God’s house—how do we know this refers to David’s time rather than a later temple setting? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_zeal_for_your_house_consume_me.htm">Will zeal for your house consume me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bsb.htm">Will zeal for your house consume me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_69_originally_about_jesus.htm">Psalm 69 is frequently seen as messianic—what evidence exists that the text was originally about Jesus rather than solely about the psalmist’s circumstances?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/69.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Of thine house</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> <span class= "ital">for </span>thine house. <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm" title="Set the trumpet to your mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.">Hosea 8:1</a>, shows that house might stand for congregation, but very probably we are to understand zeal for the restoration or repair of the Temple, or more likely regard for its purity and honour. So at least one applied the words long after, <a href="/john/2-17.htm" title="And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of your house has eaten me up.">John 2:17</a> (where see Note in <span class= "ital">New Testament Commentary</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><span class= "bld">And the reproaches.</span>--See St. Paul's application of these words <a href="/romans/15-3.htm" title="For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached you fell on me.">Romans 15:3</a>. If the author had been thinking chiefly of his sin as the cause of the reproach of God, surely he would have said "the reproaches of these that reproach <span class= "ital">me </span>are fallen upon <span class= "ital">Thee." </span>The intention seems to be that though in his own eyes a very insignificant and unworthy member of the community, yet being one who burnt with zeal for it, he felt as personally directed against himself all the taunts aimed at Jehovah and His religion.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/69.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.</span> David's "zeal for God's house" was shown, first, in his establishment of the tabernacle on Mount Zion (<a href="/2_samuel/6-12.htm">2 Samuel 6:12-19</a>); next, in his earnest desire to build a permanent and magnificent dwelling for the ark of the covenant (<a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">2 Samuel 7:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-2.htm">Psalm 132:2-5</a>); then, in his careful collection of materials for the building which he was forbidden to erect himself (<a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11-18</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2-5</a>); and finally, in the directions that he left to Solomon with respect to it (<a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9, 10, 20</a>). It was also shown, if we take "house" in a wider sense, by his careful government of the land and people, the kingdom and household of God, for forty years. <span class="cmt_word">And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.</span> David may either mean that every reproach uttered against God was as keenly felt by him as if it had been directed against himself, or that, when men reproached him, they really meant to reproach God (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> religion) in him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/69-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">zeal</span><br /><span class="heb">קִנְאַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(qin·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7068.htm">Strong's 7068: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ardor, zeal, jealousy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Your house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has consumed me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the insults</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥer·pō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those who insult You</span><br /><span class="heb">ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·wr·p̄e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2778.htm">Strong's 2778: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 69:9 For the zeal of your house consumes (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/69-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 69:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/69-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 69:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 69:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>