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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 69) Psalms 69:9 KJV
"For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."
Psalms Chapter 69, Verse 9
Psalms 69:9 in Context (Verses 6–12 KJV)
6
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
7
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
8
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.
9
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
11
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
12
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.*