Psalms 109:3

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Psalms 109:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 O God of my praise, be not silent.

2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

3 They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 17:11

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

Psalms 22:12

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Psalms 88:17

All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

2 Samuel 16:7

And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!

2 Samuel 16:8

The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”

Hosea 11:12

Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

Psalms 35:7

For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

Psalms 35:20

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

Psalms 59:3

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Psalms 59:4

For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

Psalms 69:4

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

1 Samuel 19:4

Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.

1 Samuel 19:5

He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”

1 Samuel 26:18

And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

2 Samuel 15:12

While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

John 15:25

But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’