Psalms 35:12
10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
- KJV
- They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
- WEB
- They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
- ASV
- They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.
- DARBY
- They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.
- BLB
- They repay me evil in place of good, [to] the bereavement of my soul.
- ÅB
- De gjengjelder meg godt med ondt;
det er som å miste et barn for sjelen min. - OTB
- De gir meg ondt for godt,
Bringer sorg til min sjel. - B1930
- De gjengjelder mig godt med ondt; min sjel er forlatt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:32
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
Read in contextJeremiah 18:20
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
Read in contextPsalms 38:20
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Read in contextLuke 23:21–23
But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
Read in contextProverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Read in contextPsalms 109:3–5
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Read in context1 Samuel 20:31–33
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Read in context1 Samuel 19:4–5
And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
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