Psalms 109:3
They have spoken against with deceitful tongues; and they have compassed me about with words of hatred; and have fought against me without cause.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
In Context
4Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:18And he said: Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? What have I done? or what evil is there in my hand?
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Semei when he cursed the king: Come out, come out, thou man of blood, and thou man of Belial.
Psalms 22:12depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
Psalms 35:19Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me : who have hated me without cause, and wink with the eyes.
Psalms 59:3Deliver me from them that work iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
Psalms 88:17Thy wrath hath come upon me: and thy terrors have troubled me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:2-6
Appeal to God Against Enemies. 1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. It is the unspeakable comfort of all good people that, whoever is against them, God… Read the whole commentary →