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Psalm 69:8-10, 14+17, 33-35 (14c)

Zeal for Your House; A Cry for Rescue

June 21, 2026

Christ Cleansing the Temple, Bernardino Mei
Christ Cleansing the Temple, Bernardino Mei, c. 1655J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Christ in red and blue raises a whip of cords over a crowd of traders, and an old woman clutching her doves looks up into his face.It is for your sake that I have borne reproach. Zeal for your house has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.Bernardino MeiA Sienese painter who moved to Rome late in life and painted with a hard, theatrical light.J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesThe J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 10:26-33Mt 10:26-33
Second ReadingRom. 5:12-15Rom 5:12-15
First ReadingJer. 20:10-13Jer 20:10-13
Responsorial PsalmPs. 69:8-10, 14+17, 33-35 (14c)Ps 69:8-10, 14+17, 33-35 (14c)

Overview & Insights

"It is zeal for your house that has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." (Psalm 69:9)

A lament in which the psalmist suffers reproach and estrangement for God's sake. He pleads for God's steadfast love and swift deliverance from those who hate him.

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Commentary

Psalm 69 CommentaryPs 69 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes on this lament often quoted in the New Testament.

Psalm 69:8 CommentariesPs 69:8 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered for bearing reproach and zeal for God's house.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 69:8 InterlinearPs 69:8 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text and word study for reproach, zeal, and steadfast love.

Psalm 69 in HebrewPs 69 in Hebrew Sefaria

Hebrew and English with Jewish commentary for this psalm of David.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 69Catena: Ps 69 Catena

Patristic comment on zeal for God's house, applied to Christ.

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