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Ps 69:9 King James For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up - My zeal - my ardor - in the cause of religion (that is, of thy pure worship) has been so great as to consume me. It has been like a devouring fire within me. Zeal is represented under the idea of heat - as it is in the Greek language; and the characteristics of heat or fire are here applied to it. This passage is quoted in Joh 2:17, and applied to the Saviour, not as having had originally a reference to him, but as language which would accurately describe his character. See the notes at that passage.

And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me - This, too, is applied, in the same way, to the Saviour, by the Apostle Paul, in Rom 15:3. See the notes at that passage.
 
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3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.