“For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.”
The reference to zeal for God's house consuming the psalmist and the reproaches of those who reproach God falling on the psalmist indicates that the psalmist's suffering is connected to faithfulness to God's purposes. The consuming zeal indicates that devotion to God's house is so intense that it leaves no room for self-protection. The falling of reproaches indicates that opposition to God becomes directed at God's most devoted servants. This verse articulates that the psalmist's suffering participates in God's struggle against those who oppose the divine.
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