Psalms 38:20
(38:21) They also that repay [me] evil in lieu of good; they hate me bitterly because I pursue what is good.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
In Context
19(38:20) But my enemies are strong in life; and numerous are those that hate me wrongfully;
21(38:22) Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:4And Jonathan spoke favorably of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; since he hath not sinned against thee, and because his deeds are very good for thee;
1 Samuel 23:12Then said David, Will the men of Ke'ilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul! And the Lord said, They will surrender.
1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said, Yea, for naught only have I guarded all that belongeth to this fellow in the wilderness, so that not the least was missed of all that pertained unto him; and he hath requited me evil instead of good.
Psalms 25:19Look at my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with the hatred of violence.
Psalms 35:19Let not rejoice over me those that are my enemies wrongfully: [nor] let those who hate me without cause wink with the eye.
Psalms 142:7(142:8) Bring forth out of prison my soul, that I may thank thy name: with me shall the righteous crown themselves, when thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:13-22
Sorrowful Complaints. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord , do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves… Read the whole commentary →