Psalms 109:5
And they impose evil on me in recompense for good, and hatred in lieu of my love.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
In Context
4In recompense for my love are they my accusers, while I have nothing but prayer.
6Appoint thou a wicked man over him: and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:5And he did put his life in his hand, and he slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel; thou sawest it, and wast rejoiced: wherefore then wilt thou commit sin on innocent blood, by slaying David without a cause?
2 Samuel 15:31And some one told David, saying, Achithophel is among the conspirators with Abshalom. And David said, I pray thee, turn into foolishness the counsel of Achithophel, O Lord!
Psalms 35:12They recompense me with evil in place of good, [bringing] bereavement on my soul.
Psalms 55:12(55:13) For it is not an enemy that reproached me; then I could bear it: not he that hateth me hath magnified himself against me; then I would have hidden myself from him;
Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed instead of good, that they have dug a pit for my life? Remember my standing before thee to speak good concerning them, to cause thy wrath to turn away from them.
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 →