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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:139 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My zeal
qin'ah (Hebrew #7068)
jealousy or envy
KJV usage: envy(-ied), jealousy, X sake, zeal.
Pronounce: kin-aw'
Origin: from 7065
r hath κconsumed
tsamath (Hebrew #6789)
to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: consume, cut off, destroy, vanish.
Pronounce: tsaw-math'
Origin: a primitive root
me, because mine enemies
tsar (Hebrew #6862)
from 6887; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
KJV usage: adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
Pronounce: tsar
Origin: or tsar {tsawr}
have forgotten
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
thy words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
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Psa. 69:9• 9For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up,{HR}And the reproaches of those reproaching thee fell on me. (Psa. 69:9)
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cut me of.

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Ministry on This Verse

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zeal.
Psa. 69:9• 9For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up,{HR}And the reproaches of those reproaching thee fell on me. (Psa. 69:9)
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1 Kings 19:10,14• 10And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword, and I, even I, only am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.
 14And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I, only am left; and they seek my life to take it away. (1 Kings 19:10,14)
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John 2:17• 17[And] his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thine house will eat me up. (John 2:17)
consumed me.
or, cut me off.
because.
Psa. 53:4• 4Have not the workers of iniquity known,{HR}Eating my people [as] they have eaten bread?{HR}They called not upon God. (Psa. 53:4)
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Matt. 9:13• 13But go and learn what [that] is—I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous [men] but sinners. (Matt. 9:13)
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Matt. 12:3‑5• 3But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?
 4How he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?
 5Or have ye not read in the law that on the Sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? (Matt. 12:3‑5)
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Matt. 15:4‑6• 4For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
 5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
 6and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching. (Matt. 15:4‑6)
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Matt. 21:13,16,42• 13And he says to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
 16and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
 42Jesus says to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, this was made the corner-stone: of Jehovah this is, and it is marvellous in our eyes. (Matt. 21:13,16,42)
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Matt. 22:29• 29And Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God. (Matt. 22:29)
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Acts 13:27• 27For the dwellers in Jerusalem and their rulers, having ignored him and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled [them] by judging [him]. (Acts 13:27)
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Acts 28:23‑27• 23And having appointed him a day, many came unto him into the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, from both the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.
 24And some assented to the things that were said, and some disbelieved.
 25And being disagreed one with another they left, Paul having said one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Isaiah unto our fathers,
 26saying, Go unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear and in no wise understand, with seeing ye shall see and in no wise perceive.
 27For the heart of this people became gross, and with [their] ears they became dull of hearing, and [their] eyes have they closed, lest they should see with [their] eyes and hear with [their] ears and understand with the heart, and return, and I should heal them. (Acts 28:23‑27)
• The contempt of Jehovah's words had roused his zeal so as to consume him; he became as an earnest adversary, in collision with evil yet in power, as Christ in the temple. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176” by J.N. Darby)
• The recognition of the righteousness of God and the faithfulness of His testimonies brings the God-fearing man into conflict with those who forget God’s words. His earnest zeal in conflict with evil was not simply hatred of evil, but rather love of the truth. (“Psalm 119:137-144: Division 18 (Tzaddi)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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My zeal destroyeth me, because mine oppressorse have forgotten thy words.

JND Translation Notes

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Tzar, or "adversaries," as Ps. 8.2; 108.13.

W. Kelly Translation

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My zeal destroyeth me,{HR}Because my adversaries have forgotten thy words.