Psalms 38:20
Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
19And, my foes, are alive—have become strong,—and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
21Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:4So then Jonathan spake of David things that were good, unto Saul his father,—and said unto him—May the king not sin against his servant—against David; for he hath not sinned against, thee, nay, indeed, his doings have been good to theeward exceedingly.
1 Samuel 23:12Then said David, Will the owners of Keilah surrender me and my men, into the hand of Saul? And Yahweh said—They will surrender.
1 Samuel 25:21Now, David, had said—Surely, in vain, did I guard all that pertained to this man in the wilderness, so that there was, nothing, missed of all that he had,—seeing he hath returned to me evil for good.
Psalms 25:19Behold my foes, for they abound,—and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me.
Psalms 35:19Let not them who are falsely my foes rejoice over me, As for them who hate me without cause, let them not wink the eye!
Psalms 142:7O bring forth, out of prison, my soul, That I may give thanks unto thy Name,—About me, let the righteous gather round, for 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 →