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The Waters Are up to My Neck

Psalms 69:9

In 11 translations

BSB
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.Cited in John 2:17Cited in Romans 15:3
KJV
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
WEB
For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
ASV
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
LSV
For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, || And the reproaches of Your reproachers || Have fallen on me.
YLT
For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
DBY
For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
DRC68:10
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
GNV
For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.
JPS69:10
Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.
LXXE68:10
For the zeal of thine house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC69:10
כִּֽי־קִנְאַ֣ת בֵּיתְךָ֣ אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃KJV:Ps.69.9
LXX-Br68:10
ὅτι ὁ ζῆλος τοῦ οἴκου σου κατάφαγέ με, καὶ οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον ἐπʼ ἐμέ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
  • John 2:14–17In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out…
  • Psalms 119:139My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
  • Mark 11:15–17When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. And…
  • Psalms 89:41All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
  • 1 Kings 19:10“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they…
  • Psalms 89:50–51Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people— how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
  • 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
  • 1 Chronicles 15:27–29Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod. So all…

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  • 69:10 in some Bibles
  • 69:9 in most Bibles

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