Psalm 109:3

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Summary

Psalm 109:3

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Compassed

Hosea 11:12

Fought

John 15:24

Bible References

Compassed

They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground.

Many bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

They have surrounded me like water all day long;
They have encompassed me altogether.

Thus Shimei said when he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, and worthless fellow!

Ephraim surrounds Me with lies

And the house of Israel with deceit;
Judah is also unruly against God,
Even against the Holy One who is faithful.

Fought

For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

For behold, they have set an ambush for my life;

Fierce men

launch an attack against me,

Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord,

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies;

What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

Then Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “Do not let the king sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very beneficial to you.

He also said, “Why then is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.

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