Psalms 69:9

69:9 Certainly ¹  zeal for ²  your house ³  consumes me;

I endure the insults of those who insult you. ⁴ 

Psalms 119:139

119:139 My zeal ⁵  consumes ⁶  me,

for my enemies forget your instructions. ⁷ 

[69:9]  ¹ tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.

[69:9]  ² tn Or “devotion to.”

[69:9]  ³ sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.

[69:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”

[119:139]  ⁵ tn or “zeal.”

[119:139]  ⁶ tn Heb “destroys,” in a hyperbolic sense.

[119:139]  ⁷ tn Heb “your words.”