Psalms

Psalm 69:7–9

⁷For I have endured scorn for Your sake,

and shame has covered my face.

⁸I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

⁹because zeal for Your house has consumed me,^b

and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.^c

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have endured	נָשָׂ֣אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
scorn	חֶרְפָּ֑ה	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
for Your sake	עָ֭לֶיךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
and shame	כְלִמָּ֣ה	ḵə·lim·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
has covered	כִּסְּתָ֖ה	kis·sə·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3680 cover
my face	פָנָֽי׃	p̄ā·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have become	הָיִ֣יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a stranger	מ֭וּזָר	mū·zār	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H2114 be a stranger
to my brothers	לְאֶחָ֑י	lə·’e·ḥāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
and a foreigner	וְ֝נָכְרִ֗י	wə·nā·ḵə·rî	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5237 foreign, alien
to my mother’s	אִמִּֽי׃	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
sons	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
zeal	קִנְאַ֣ת	qin·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
for Your house	בֵּיתְךָ֣	bê·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
has consumed me	אֲכָלָ֑תְנִי	’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯə·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H398 eat
and the insults	וְחֶרְפּ֥וֹת	wə·ḥer·pō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2781 reproach
of those who insult You	ח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָ	ḥō·wr·p̄e·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
have fallen	נָפְל֥וּ	nā·p̄ə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
on me	עָלָֽי׃	‘ā·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 69:7 Isaiah 50:6 · Jeremiah 15:15 · Psalm 44:22 · Hebrews 12:2 · John 15:21–24 · Isaiah 53:3 · Luke 23:11

Psalm 69:8 Psalm 31:11 · John 7:5 · John 1:11 · Matthew 26:70–74 · Psalm 38:11 · Matthew 10:35–36 · Micah 7:5–6

Psalm 69:9 Romans 15:3 · John 2:14–17 · Psalm 119:139 · Mark 11:15–17 · 1 Kings 19:10 · Psalm 89:41 · Psalm 89:50–51 · 1 Chronicles 29:3 · 1 Chronicles 15:27–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.