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My zeal wears me out, Because my enemies ignore your words.
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Zeal for God, Not Self
Commentators like Calvin and Barnes stress that the psalmist's intense emotion isn't about personal revenge. He is "consumed" not because his enemies hurt him, but because they have forgotten God's words. This models a mature faith that prioritizes God's honor over personal slights, grieving more for sin against God than for injuries against oneself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My zeal hath consumed me — Margin, “cut me off.” The word that is here translated “consumed” is rendered “cut off” in Lamentations …
19th Century
Baptist
My zeal hath consumed me,
The psalmist had such zeal for God's Word that he seemed like a sacrifice consumed with the fire upon the …
16th Century
Protestant
My zeal hath consumed me. The Psalmist speaks of his persecutors, by whom, it is certain, he had been subjected to much trouble. But altho…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My zeal has consumed me Zeal for God and his glory, for his word and ordinances and worship; which is a fervour of t…
God never did, and never can do wrong to anyone. The promises are faithfully performed by Him who made them. Zeal against sin should compel us to d…
