Psalms 119:139

119:139 My zeal ¹  consumes ²  me,

for my enemies forget your instructions. ³ 

Psalms 69:9

69:9 Certainly ⁴  zeal for ⁵  your house ⁶  consumes me;

I endure the insults of those who insult you. ⁷ 

Psalms 79:5

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?

[119:139]  ¹ tn or “zeal.”

[119:139]  ² tn Heb “destroys,” in a hyperbolic sense.

[119:139]  ³ tn Heb “your words.”

[69:9]  ⁴ tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.

[69:9]  ⁵ tn Or “devotion to.”

[69:9]  ⁶ sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.

[69:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”

[79:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “How long, O Lord?”

[79:5]  ⁸ tn Or “jealous anger.”