Psalms 69:9

69:8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.

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

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

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

For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me.

69:10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

What does Psalms 69:9 mean?

Psalms 69:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קִנְאָה (qinʼâh), בַּיִת (bayith), אָכַל (ʼâkal).

Hebrew interlinear

For

the

zealקִנְאָהqinʼâh/kin-aw'/H7068jealousy or envy

thine

houseבַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

hath

eaten

up;אָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

and

the

reproachesחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

them

that

reproachedחָרַףchâraph/khaw-raf'/H2778to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; to spend the winter

thee

are

fallenנָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

upon

me.

Topics

Affections Affections, the Persecution Prophecies Respecting Christ Quotations and Allusions Reviling and Reproaching Zeal Zeal, Religious

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:9.

1 Samuel 17:26

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

Genesis 19:3

And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Psalms 79:12

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 69:9 say?

Psalms 69:9 (King James Version) reads: "For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

Is Psalms 69:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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