Psalms

Psalm 69:9–10

9because zeal for Your house has consumed me,b

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

10I wept and fasted,

but it brought me reproach.

Footnotes

  • b 69:9 Cited in John 2:17|JHN 2:17
  • c 69:9 Cited in Romans 15:3|ROM 15:3

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Psalm 69:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
zealקִנְאַ֣תqin·’aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy
for Your houseבֵּיתְךָ֣bê·ṯə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house
has consumed meאֲכָלָ֑תְנִי’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯə·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singularH398 eat
and the insultsוְחֶרְפּ֥וֹתwə·ḥer·pō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural constructH2781 reproach
of those who insult Youח֝וֹרְפֶ֗יךָḥō·wr·p̄e·ḵāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH2778 reproach
have fallenנָפְל֥וּnā·p̄ə·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5307 fall, lie
on meעָלָֽי׃‘ā·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height

Psalm 69:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
weptוָאֶבְכֶּ֣הwā·’eḇ·kehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH1058 weep, bewail
and fastedבַצּ֣וֹםḇaṣ·ṣō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6685 fasting, fast
but it brought meוַתְּהִ֖יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
reproachלַחֲרָפ֣וֹתla·ḥă·rā·p̄ō·wṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH2781 reproach

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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

Psalm 69:10 Luke 7:33–34 · Psalm 35:13 · Psalm 109:24–25 · Psalm 102:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.