American Standard Version
"For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me. "
— Psalms 69:9, American Standard Version
“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”
“For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.”
“Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.”
“I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.”
“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”
Let not them that wait for thee be put to shame through me, O Lord Jehovah of hosts: Let not those that seek thee be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother’s children.
For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach.
When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them.
They that sit in the gate talk of me; AndI amthe song of the drunkards.