Psalm 119:139
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139 I am consumed with rage,
because my foes forget your words.
John 2:17
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17 [a]His disciples recalled the words of scripture,(A) “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
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Romans 15:3
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3 For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written,(A) “The insults of those who insult you fall upon me.”[a]
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- 15:3 Liberation from the law of Moses does not make the scriptures of the old covenant irrelevant. Much consolation and motivation for Christian living can be derived from the Old Testament, as in the citation from Ps 69:10. Because this psalm is quoted several times in the New Testament, it has been called indirectly messianic.
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