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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:139 KJV (With Strong’s)

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139
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 devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon 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 devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me. (Psa. 69:9)
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1 Kings 19:10,14• 10And 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 am left, I alone, 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 am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away. (1 Kings 19:10,14)
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John 2:17• 17And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me. (John 2:17)
consumed me.
or, cut me off.
because.
Psa. 53:4• 4Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? they call 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 shewbread, 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, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful 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 those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known him, have fulfilled also the voices of the prophets which are read on every sabbath, by judging him. (Acts 13:27)
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Acts 28:23‑27• 23And having appointed him a day many came to him to the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying of the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from early morning to evening.
 24And some were persuaded of the things which were said, but some disbelieved.
 25And being disagreed among themselves they left; Paul having spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Esaias the prophet to our fathers,
 26saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.
 27For the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. (Acts 28:23‑27)
• 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)
• 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)

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.