Psalms 69:9 meaning and explanation

because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Psalms 69:9, Berean Standard Bible

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David speaks in a psalm of lament, surrounded by enemies who mock his devotion to God. His zeal for God's house means passionate commitment to the sanctuary and its worship, and that devotion has cost him: he endures scorn and becomes a stranger to his own family.

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