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Psalm 109:3–5

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3They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me wwithout cause.

4In return for my love they xaccuse me,

but I ygive myself to prayer.1

5So they zreward me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Hebrew but I am prayer

Cross references

  1. wSee Ps. 69:4
  2. xPs. 38:20
  3. y[Ps. 69:13]
  4. zSee Ps. 35:12

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With words of hatred they surround me;

they attack me without cause.

In return for my friendship they accuse me,

but I am a man of prayer.

They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my friendship.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They surround me with hateful words

and attack me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

but I continue to pray.

They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

NLTNew Living Translation

They surround me with hateful words

and fight against me for no reason.

I 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They also surround me with words of hate,

and fight me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

though I am in prayer.

So they inflicted evil against me in return for good

and hatred in return for my love.

KJV 1900King James Version

They compassed me about also with words of hatred;

And fought against me without a cause.

For my love they are my adversaries:

But I give myself unto prayer.

And they have rewarded me evil for good,

And hatred for my love.