New King James Version
Psalms 109:3
3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 109:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
- New International Version (NIV)With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.
Context of Psalms 109:3
1Do not keep silent, O God of my praise! 2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful Have opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 4In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer. 5Thus they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:3 word by word
וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 109:3
- Psalms 17:11They have now surrounded us in our steps; They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me.
- Psalms 88:17They came around me all day long like water; They engulfed me altogether.
- 2 Samuel 16:7Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: “Come out! Come out! You bloodthirsty man, you rogue!
- Hosea 11:12“Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit; But Judah still walks with God, Even with the Holy One who is faithful.
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.
- Psalms 59:3For look, they lie in wait for my life; The mighty gather against me, Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without a cause Are more than the hairs of my head; They are mighty who would destroy me, Being my enemies wrongfully; Though I have stolen nothing, I still must restore it.
- 1 Samuel 19:4Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you.
- 1 Samuel 26:18And he said, “Why does my lord thus pursue his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand?
- 2 Samuel 15:12Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city—from Giloh—while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom continually increased in number.
- John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.
Commentaries on Psalms 109:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3They compassed me about also with words of hatred - They attacked me on every side; they assailed me, not merely in one form and direction, but in every form, and in every direction. I could turn no way - I could go nowhere - where I did not encounter these slanderous reports. And fought against me without a cause - Contended against me, or fought against me, with “words.” They sought to do me all the harm they could. The phrase “without a cause “means…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31The psalmist starts this lament by accusing his accusers of repaying good with evil (Psalm 109:1–5). At the end of the psalm, he prays to the Lord, seeking protection (Psalm 109:21–25) and vengeance (109:26–31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Psa 35:7; 69:4).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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