Psalms 69:9 - Exposition

For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. David's "zeal for God's house" was shown, first, in his establishment of the tabernacle on Mount Zion ( 2 Samuel 6:12-19 ); next, in his earnest desire to build a permanent and magnificent dwelling for the ark of the covenant ( 2 Samuel 7:2 ; Psalms 132:2-5 ); then, in his careful collection of materials for the building which he was forbidden to erect himself ( 1 Chronicles 28:11-18 ; 1 Chronicles 29:2-5 ); and finally, in the directions that he left to Solomon with respect to it ( 1 Chronicles 28:9 , 1 Chronicles 28:10 , 1 Chronicles 28:20 ). It was also shown, if we take "house" in a wider sense, by his careful government of the land and people, the kingdom and household of God, for forty years. And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. David may either mean that every reproach uttered against God was as keenly felt by him as if it had been directed against himself, or that, when men reproached him, they really meant to reproach God ( i.e. religion) in him.