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