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Psalms 38:19
Psalms 38:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
- New International Version (NIV)Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.
Context of Psalms 38:19
17For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. 18Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason. 20Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:19 word by word
וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי חַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּ וְרַבּ֖וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 38:19
- Psalms 3:1O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
- Psalms 25:19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
- Psalms 59:1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
- Psalms 35:19Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- Psalms 79:5How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
- Matthew 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- John 15:18If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
- Acts 4:25You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Commentaries on Psalms 38:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19But mine enemies are lively - Instead of חיים chaiyim, lively, I would read חינם chinam, without cause; a change made by the half of one letter, נ nun for a י yod . See the parallel places, Psalm 35:19; (note); Psalm 79:5; (note). See also the Preliminary Dissertation to Dr. Lowth's Isaiah, p. 40: "But without cause my enemies have strengthened themselves; and they who wrongfully hate me are multiplied." Here the one member of the verse answers to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But mine enemies are lively - DeWette renders this, “My enemies live and are strong.” The word translated “lively” - חיים chayiym - means properly “living, being alive.” The literal translation would be, “My enemies, being alive, are strong.” The idea is, that while he was weak and apparently near to death, they were in the full vigor of life and health. They were able to engage in active efforts to accomplish their purposes. They could take advantage…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The psalmist feels more pain because his enemies hate him for no reason.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. Still, while humbled before God, he is the victim of deadly enemies, full of malice and treachery. enemies are lively--literally, "of life," who would take my life, that is, deadly.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 38:19 One DSS manuscript; MT My enemies are vigorous and strong ↩
- 2. Psalms 38:19 See John 15:25 ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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