

[69:9] 1 tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.
[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.”
[69:10] 5 sn Fasting was a practice of mourners. By refraining from normal activities such as eating food, the mourner demonstrated the sincerity of his sorrow.