Psalm 69:9-11

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁹For zeal for thy house has consumed me,
    and the insults of those who insult thee have fallen on me.
¹⁰When I humbled^[a] my soul with fasting,
    it became my reproach.
¹¹When I made sackcloth my clothing,
    I became a byword to them.

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Psalm 69:10 Gk Syr: Heb I wept with fasting my soul or I made my soul mourn with fasting

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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