Psalm 119:139

The Passion Translation

I’ve been consumed with a furious passion to do what’s right, all because of the way my enemies disrespect your laws.

Cross References

Psalm 53:4

Look how they live in luxury while exploiting my people. Won’t these workers of wickedness ever learn! They never even think of praying to God.

Psalm 69:10

When they see me seeking for more of you with weeping and fasting, they all just scoff and scorn at my passion.

Psalm 69:9

My love for you has my heart on fire! My passion for your house consumes me! Nothing will turn me away, even though I endure all the insults of those who insult you.

Matthew 21:13

And he said to them, “My dwelling place will be known as a house of prayer, but you have made it into a hangout for thieves!”

Matthew 21:16

They said to Jesus, “Don’t you hear what these children are saying? This is not right!” Jesus answered, “Yes, I hear them. But have you never read the Scripture, ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise’?”

Matthew 21:42

Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you ever read the Scripture that says: The very stone the builder rejected as flawed has now become the most important cornerstone. This was the Lord’s plan — isn’t it marvelous to behold?

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered them, “You are deluded, because your hearts are not filled with the revelation of the Scriptures or the power of God.

Matthew 9:13

Then he added, “Now you should go and study the meaning of the verse: I want you to show mercy, not just offer me a sacrifice. For I have come to invite the outcasts of society and sinners, not those who think they are already on the right path.”

John 2:17

That’s when his disciples remembered the Scripture: “I am consumed with a fiery passion to keep your house pure!”

Acts 13:27

But the people of Jerusalem and their leaders didn’t realize who he was, nor did they understand the prophecies written of him. Yet they fulfilled those very prophecies, which they read week after week in their meetings, by condemning him to death.