Psalms 109:4
2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
3 They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- KJV
- For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
- WEB
- In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
- ASV
- For my love they are my adversaries: But I [give myself unto] prayer.
- DARBY
- For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] prayer.
- BLB
- In exchange for my love they accuse me, and I [am] of prayer;
- ÅB
- Til lønn for min kjærlighet sto de meg imot, enda jeg er bare bønn.
- OTB
- Som gjengjeld for min kjærlighet anklager de meg;
Men jeg fortsetter i bønn. - B1930
- Til lønn for min kjærlighet stod de mig imot, enda jeg er bare bønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 38:20
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
Read in contextPsalms 35:7
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
Read in contextLuke 23:34
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Read in contextPsalms 69:12–13
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
Read in contextPsalms 55:16–17
But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Read in contextLuke 6:11–12
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Read in contextPsalms 35:12
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
Read in contextJohn 10:32
But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
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