Psalms

Psalm 69:9–12

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.

¹¹I made sackcloth my clothing,

and I was sport to them.

¹²Those who sit at the gate mock me,

and I am the song of drunkards.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
wept	וָאֶבְכֶּ֣ה	wā·’eḇ·keh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1058 weep, bewail
and fasted	בַצּ֣וֹם	ḇaṣ·ṣō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6685 fasting, fast
but it brought me	וַתְּהִ֖י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
reproach	לַחֲרָפ֣וֹת	la·ḥă·rā·p̄ō·wṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2781 reproach

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I made	וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה	wā·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
sackcloth	שָׂ֑ק	śāq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
my clothing	לְבוּשִׁ֣י	lə·ḇū·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3830 garment, clothing, raiment
and I was	וָאֱהִ֖י	wā·’ĕ·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
sport	לְמָשָֽׁל׃	lə·mā·šāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4912 proverb, parable
to them	לָהֶ֣ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who sit	יֹ֣שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at the gate	שָׁ֑עַר	šā·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
mock	יָשִׂ֣יחוּ	yā·śî·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7878 muse, complain
me	בִ֭י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
and I am the song	וּ֝נְגִינ֗וֹת	ū·nə·ḡî·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5058 music
of drunkards	שׁוֹתֵ֥י	šō·w·ṯê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8354 drink