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Selected Verse: Psalms 69:9 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
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. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Zeal - That fervent love which I have for thy house and service, and glory, and people. Eaten - Exhausted my spirits. Upon me - I have been as deeply affected with thy reproaches, as with mine own. This tho' truly belonging to David, yet was also directed by the spirit of God in him, to represent the disposition and condition of Christ, in whom it was more fully accomplished, to whom therefore it is applied in the New Testament, the first part of it, Joh 2:17, and the latter, Rom 15:3. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up - The strong desire to promote thy glory has absorbed all others. All the desires of my body and soul are wrapped up in this. This verse is very properly applied to our Lord, Joh 2:17, who went about doing good; and gave up his life, not only for the redemption of man, but to "magnify the law, and make it honorable." |
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.