Psalms 69:9

69:9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me;

I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Psalms 79:5

79:5 How long will this go on, O Lord?

Will you stay angry forever?

How long will your rage burn like fire?


tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.

tn Or “devotion to.”

sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.

tn Heb “the insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”

tn Heb “How long, O Lord?”

tn Or “jealous anger.”