Psa 69:9 | NET2full | STEP | Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Psalms 69:9

9 Certainly ^{▼▼tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.} zeal for ^{▼▼tn Or “devotion to.”} your house ^{▼▼sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.} consumes me;
I endure the insults of those who insult you. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”} ^{▼▼sn Jn 2:17 applies the first half of this verse to Jesus’ ministry in the context of John’s account of Jesus cleansing the temple.}