Psalms 38:20
Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them oppose me because I try to do what is right.
Translation for Translators
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
19My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many people who hate me for no reason.
21Yahweh, do not abandon me! My God, do not stay far from me!
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:4The next morning, Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
1 Samuel 23:12Then David asked, “Will the leaders of Keilah enable Saul’s army to capture me and my men if we stay here?” By means of the stones in the sacred vest, Yahweh replied, “Yes, they will.”
1 Samuel 25:21David had been saying to his men, “It was useless for us to protect that man and all his possessions here in this desert. We did not steal anything that belonged to him, but he has done evil to me in return for our good things we did for him.
Psalms 25:19Also note that I have many enemies, see that they hate me very much.
Psalms 35:19Do not allow my enemies, who tell lies about me, defeat me and then rejoice! Do not allow those who hate me when there in no reason to hate me to ◄smirk/smile happily►!
Psalms 142:7Free/Rescue me from my troubles/difficulties [MET] in order that I may thank you. If you do that, when I am with godly/righteous people, I will praise you for having been very good to 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 →