Psalms 69:9

"I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children."

Key Reflection

This verse portrays David's deep sense of isolation and rejection. He feels estranged not just as a physical outsider but also as someone who has lost his familial bonds, symbolizing a profound spiritual detachment from those closest to him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up -My zeal - my ardor - in the cause of religion (that is, of thy pure worship) has been so great as to consume me. It has been like a devouring fire within me. Zeal is represented under the idea of heat - as it is in the Greek language; and the characteristics of heat or fire are here applied to it. This passage is quoted inJohn 2:17, and applied to the Saviour, not as having had originally a reference to him, but as language which would accurately describe his character. See the notes at that passage.

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