New Living Translation
Psalms 109:5
5They repay evil for good, and hatred for my 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 with hateful words and fight against me for no reason. 4I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them! They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love. 6They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial. 7When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.
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 them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
- Genesis 44:4But when they had gone only a short distance and were barely out of the city, Joseph said to his palace manager, “Chase after them and stop them. When you catch up with them, ask them, ‘Why have you repaid my kindness with such evil?
- Proverbs 17:13If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.
- Psalms 55:12It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
- 2 Samuel 15:12While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
- Mark 14:44The traitor, Judas, had given them a prearranged signal: “You will know which one to arrest when I greet him with a kiss. Then you can take him away under guard.”
- Luke 6:16Judas (son of James), Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).
- Luke 22:47But even as Jesus said this, a crowd approached, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. Judas walked over to Jesus to greet him with a kiss.
- John 13:18“I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food 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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