Psalm 69:8-10

King James Version

⁸I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.

⁹For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

¹⁰When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Psalm 69:8-10

New International Version

⁸I am a foreigner to my own family,
    a stranger to my own mother’s children;^(A)
⁹for zeal for your house consumes me,^(B)
    and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.^(C)
¹⁰When I weep and fast,^(D)
    I must endure scorn;

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Psalm 69:8-10

New King James Version

⁸^(A)I have become a stranger to my brothers,
And an alien to my mother’s children;
⁹^(B)Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,
^(C)And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.
¹⁰When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting,
That became my reproach.