7 For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face. 8 I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, 9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
Psalms 69:7–9
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Psalms 89:49–51
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Psalms 119:52–54
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Romans 15:2–4
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Psalms 22:5–7
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