Psalm 69:9

69:9 Certainly16 zeal for17 your house18 consumes me;

I endure the insults of those who insult you.19

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16	tn Or “for.” This verse explains that the psalmist’s suffering is due to his allegiance to God.
17	tn Or “devotion to.”
18	sn God’s house, the temple, here represents by metonymy God himself.
19	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.