Psalms 119:139

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

My zeal consumes me, for my enemies forget your instructions.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 69:9 : 9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
  • John 2:17 : 17 His disciples remembered that it was written,“Zeal for your house will devour me.”
  • 1 Kgs 19:10 : 10 He answered,“I have been absolutely loyal to the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, even though the Israelites have abandoned the covenant they made with you, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”
  • 1 Kgs 19:14 : 14 He answered,“I have been absolutely loyal to the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, even though the Israelites have abandoned the covenant they made with you torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”
  • Ps 53:4 : 4 All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
  • Acts 13:27 : 27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
  • Acts 28:23-27 : 23 They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets. 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. 25 So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement:“The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah 26 when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive. 27 For the heart of this people has become dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.”’
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 Go and learn what this saying means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
  • Matt 12:3-5 : 3 He said to them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry– 4 how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” 6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
  • Matt 21:13 : 13 And he said to them,“It is written,‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”
  • Matt 21:16 : 16 and said to him,“Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them,“Yes. Have you never read,‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?”
  • Matt 21:42 : 42 Jesus said to them,“Have you never read in the scriptures:‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
  • Matt 22:29 : 29 Jesus answered them,“You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 69:9
    76%

    9Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

  • Ps 119:140-141
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    76%

    140Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!

    141I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

  • Ps 119:87
    75%

    87They have almost destroyed me here on the earth, but I do not reject your precepts.

  • John 2:17
    75%

    17His disciples remembered that it was written,“Zeal for your house will devour me.”

  • Ps 119:157-159
    3 verses
    74%

    157The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

    158I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

    159See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

  • Ps 119:16
    73%

    16I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.

  • Ps 18:37
    73%

    37I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

  • Ps 119:109
    73%

    109My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

  • Ps 119:93
    72%

    93I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.

  • Ps 6:7
    72%

    7My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

  • Ps 119:123
    72%

    123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • 2 Sam 22:38
    72%

    38I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

  • Ps 119:161
    72%

    161שׂ/שׁ(Sin/Shin) Rulers pursue me for no reason, yet I am more afraid of disobeying your instructions.

  • Ps 119:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

    11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

  • Ps 119:61
    72%

    61The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

  • Ps 119:167
    72%

    167I keep your rules; I love them greatly.

  • Ps 119:95
    72%

    95The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

  • Ps 139:22
    72%

    22I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!

  • Ps 25:19
    72%

    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

  • Ps 119:153
    71%

    153ר(Resh) See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

  • Ps 119:131
    71%

    131I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

  • Ps 119:49
    71%

    49ז(Zayin) Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.

  • Job 19:14
    71%

    14My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.

  • Ps 119:53
    71%

    53Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

  • Ps 102:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.

    4My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.

  • Ps 119:176
    71%

    176I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

  • Ps 119:82-84
    3 verses
    71%

    82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say,“When will you comfort me?”

    83For I am like a wineskin dried up in smoke. I do not forget your statutes.

    84How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?

  • Ps 119:40
    70%

    40Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!

  • Ps 119:20
    70%

    20I desperately long to know your regulations at all times.

  • Ps 143:4
    70%

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Job 19:11
    70%

    11Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

  • Ps 119:143
    70%

    143Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.

  • Ps 102:8
    70%

    8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

  • Lam 3:17
    70%

    17I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.

  • Ps 71:10
    70%

    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 137:6
    70%

    6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.

  • Ps 119:69
    70%

    69Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.

  • Ps 109:4
    70%

    4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.

  • Ps 119:174
    69%

    174I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.

  • Ps 17:9
    69%

    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Ps 38:19
    69%

    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

  • Ps 119:22
    69%

    22Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules.

  • Ps 13:4
    69%

    4Then my enemy will say,“I have defeated him!” Then my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.