Psalms 69:10

"For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me."

Key Reflection

In the context of Psalm 69, these verses reflect the psalmist's deep commitment to God’s temple and his concern for its honor. The psalmist feels personally implicated by the reproaches directed at God, suggesting a sense of solidarity with God's cause that goes beyond mere personal piety. This would have resonated deeply with the original audience, who understood the temple as not just a building but as the very presence of God among them, making its protection and reverence a communal responsibility.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting -The words “and chastened” are not in the original. The literal translation would be, “And I wept (away) my soul with fasting;” that is, I gave myself so much to fasting accompanied with weeping, that my strength was exhausted. This refers to his acts of devotion; to his endeavors to discipline his soul so as to lead a strictly religious life. That was to my reproach -This may either mean that they accused him of hypocrisy and insincerity; or, that they charged him with folly for being so religious, so strict, so self-sacrificing, so serious - perhaps they would say, so superstitious, so gloomy, so fanatical.

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