Psalms 38:19
But my enemies flourish and are strong; They who hate me without cause are multiplied.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
In Context
18For I confess my iniquity, And am troubled on account of my sin.
20They who repay good with evil are my enemies, Because I follow that which is good.
Cross References
Psalms 18:17He delivered me from my strong enemy; From my adversaries, who were too powerful for me.
Psalms 32:5At length I acknowledged to thee my sin, And did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORD;” And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin! [[Pause.]]
Psalms 56:1“For the leader of the music. To be sung to the tune of “The dumb dove among strangers.” A psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.” Have pity upon me, O God! for man panteth for my life; My adversary daily oppresseth me!
Psalms 69:4More numerous than the hairs of my head are they who hate me without reason; Mighty are they who seek to destroy me, being my enemies without cause: I must restore what I took not away.
John 15:18If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you.
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 →