Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.
New American Standard Bible
And fought against me
King James Version
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Holman Bible
and attack me without cause.
International Standard Version
They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.
A Conservative Version
They have also encompassed me about with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
American Standard Version
They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
Amplified
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me without a cause.
Darby Translation
And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.
Julia Smith Translation
And with words of hatred they surrounded me, and they will war with me gratuitously.
King James 2000
They surrounded me also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.
Modern King James verseion
And they surrounded me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They compass me about with words of hatred, and fight against me without a cause.
NET Bible
They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.
New Heart English Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
The Emphasized Bible
And, with words of hatred, have they surrounded me, and have made war upon me without cause:
Webster
They encompassed me also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
World English Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
Youngs Literal Translation
They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 109:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Against An Enemy
2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me. 3 Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause. 4 For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 69:4
Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
Psalm 35:7
For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
1 Samuel 19:4-5
And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:
1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?
2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:7-8
And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:
Psalm 22:12
A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
Psalm 35:20
For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.
Psalm 59:3-4
For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.
Psalm 88:17
They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.
Hosea 11:12
The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...
John 15:24-25
If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.