Psalms 69:9
For zeal for thy house consumeth me, And the reproaches of them that reproach thee fall upon me.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
8I am become a stranger to my brothers; Yea, an alien to my mother's sons.
10When I weep and fast, That is made my reproach;
Cross References
Job 19:13My brethren he hath put far from me, And my acquaintance are wholly estranged from me.
Psalms 89:41All who pass by plunder him; He is a reproach to his neighbors.
Psalms 119:139My zeal consumeth me, Because my enemies forget thy word.
John 2:14And he found in the temple those who sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:2-13
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins… Read the whole commentary →