New English Translation
Psalms 109:5
5They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
Psalms 109:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- New International Version (NIV)They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
Context of Psalms 109:5
3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. 4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. They repay me evil for good, and hate for love. 6Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side! 7When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:5 word by word
וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 109:5
- Psalms 35:7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.
- Genesis 44:4They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household, “Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
- Proverbs 17:13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
- Psalms 55:12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
- 2 Samuel 15:12While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.
- Mark 14:44(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”)
- Luke 6:16Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
- Luke 22:47While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him.
- John 13:18“What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’
Commentaries on Psalms 109:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And they have rewarded me evil for good - literally, “They have placed against me.” They have put it in my way; it is what they had to set before me. See the notes at Psalm 35:12, where the same expression occurs. And hatred for my love - Instead of loving me in return for my love, they have met me with the expressions of hatred. This often occurred in the life of David; it was constant in the life of the Saviour; it is habitually manifested by people…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The psalmist shows kindness and godliness (see Psalm 35:12–14), but faces stubborn opposition and hatred.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. They return evil for good (compare Psa 27:12; Pr 17:13). I give myself unto prayer--or literally, "I (am) prayer," or, "as for me, prayer," that is, it is my resource for comfort in distress.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 109
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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