What does Psalm 69:9 mean?

Psalm 69:9 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 69:9 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

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.

11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

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