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9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up{H8804)}; and the reproaches of them that reproached{H8802)} thee are fallen{H8804)} upon me.
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For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: …
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; …
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD 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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)In these verses David complains of his troubles, intermixing with those complaints some requests for relief. I. His complaints are very sad, and he pours them out before the Lord, as one that hoped thus to ease himself of a burden that lay very heaven upon him. 1. He complains of the deep impressions that his troubles made upon his spirit ( Ps. 69:1 , 2 ): “The waters of affliction , those bitter…
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