Psalms 119:139
137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
138 The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
140 Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
- KJV
- My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
- WEB
- My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.
- ASV
- My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
- DARBY
- My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressors have forgotten thy words.
- BLB
- My zeal has cut me off, because my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
- ÅB
- Min nidkjærhet har fortært meg, fordi mine motstandere har glemt dine ord.
- OTB
- Min iver har overveldet meg,
Fordi mine fiender har glemt dine ord. - B1930
- Min nidkjærhet har fortært mig, fordi mine motstandere har glemt dine ord.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 2:17
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
Read in contextPsalms 69:9
because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
Read in contextActs 13:27
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Read in context1 Kings 19:10
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
Read in contextMatthew 21:16
“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
Read in contextMatthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Read in contextMatthew 22:29
Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
Read in contextMatthew 21:13
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
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