Psalm 69:9 For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me. When Stanley found Livingstone in the heart of Africa, he begged the old hero to go home. There seemed to be every reason why he should go back to England. His wife was dead, his children lived in England, the weight of years was pressing upon him, the shortest march wearied him, he was often compelled to halt many days to recover strength after his frequent attacks of prostrating illness. Moreover, he was destitute of men and means to enable him to make practical progress. But, like Paul, none of these things moved him; nor counted he his life dear to himself. "No, no," he said to Stanley; "to be knighted, as you say, by the Queen, welcomed by thousands of admirers, yes — but impossible. It must not, cannot, will not be. I must finish my task." Parallel Verses KJV: For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.WEB: For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. |
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