Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 69:9

1. The object of zeal: thy house; thy Zion; thy Church.

2. The degree of zeal: hath eaten me up. Our Lord was consumed by his own zeal. So Paul: And I if I be offered up, etc.

3. The manifestation of zeal: The reproaches, etc.; of thy justice; of thy law; of thy moral government; of thy lovingkindness. "Who himself bare our sins," etc. G. R.

Verses 10-12. A prophecy.

1. Of the Saviour's tears: When I wept.

2. Of his fasting.

3. Of reproach.

4. Of his humiliation: I made sackcloth, etc.

5. Of the perversion of his words: as, "I will destroy this temple, "etc.

6. Of the opposition of the Pharisees, and rulers: They that sit in the gate, etc.

7. Of the contempt of the lowest of the people: I was the song, etc. G. R.