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 79:5

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?

[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.”

[79:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “How long, O Lord?”

[79:5]  ⁶ tn Or “jealous anger.”