119:139 My zeal 1 consumes 2 me,
for my enemies forget your instructions. 3
69:9 Certainly 4 zeal for 5 your house 6 consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you. 7
79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord? 8
Will you stay angry forever?
How long will your rage 9 burn like fire?
1 tn or “zeal.”
2 tn Heb “destroys,” in a hyperbolic sense.
3 tn Heb “your words.”
4 tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.
5 tn Or “devotion to.”
6 sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.
7 tn Heb “the insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”
7 tn Heb “How long, O
8 tn Or “jealous anger.”