Psalms 109:4
For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
In Context
3They assault me on every side with words of hatred; They fight against me without a cause.
5They repay me evil for good, And hatred for love.
Cross References
Psalms 35:7For without cause they have laid for me a snare; Without cause they have digged for me a pit.
Psalms 38:20They who repay good with evil are my enemies, Because I follow that which is good.
Psalms 69:12They who sit in the gate speak against me, And I am become the song of drunkards.
Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house, his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he kneeled upon his knees, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done before.
Luke 23:34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them! for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots.
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 →