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Psalm 69:8–9

8 fI have become a stranger to my brothers,

And an alien to my mother’s children;

9 gBecause zeal for Your house has eaten me up,

hAnd the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

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Psalm 69:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

I am a foreigner to my own family,

a stranger to my own mother’s children;

for zeal for your house consumes me,

and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

I have become a stranger to my brothers,

an alien to my mother’s sons.

For zeal for your house has consumed me,

and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I am become a stranger unto my brethren,

And an alien unto my mother’s children.

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up;

And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;

they treat me like a stranger.

Passion for your house has consumed me,

and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

I am like a stranger to my closest relatives

and a foreigner to my mother’s children.

My strong love for your Temple completely controls me.

When people insult you, it hurts me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Psalm 69:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s sons; For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I have become a stranger to my ⸤own⸥ brothers, 

a foreigner to my mother’s sons. 

Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, 

and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. 

Psalm 69:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons

because zeal for Your house has consumed me,

and the insults of those who insult You

have fallen on me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I have become a stranger to my kindred,

an alien to my mother’s children.

It is zeal for your house that has consumed me;

the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I have become a stranger to my brothers

and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,

because the zeal for your house has consumed me,

and the reproaches of those reproaching you have fallen on me.

Psalm 69:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I’m a stranger to my brothers.

I’m an outsider to my own mother’s sons.

My great love for your house destroys me.

Those who make fun of you make fun of me also.

Psalm 69:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I have become estranged from my brothers

And an alien to my mother’s sons.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,

And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.


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