Psalm 38:20

Prayer Of A Suffering Sinner

¹⁹ But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.
²⁰ And those who repay evil for good,
They oppose me, because I follow what is good.
²¹ Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me!

Do Good

What is Good

That Which Is Good

Psalm 35:12

They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.

1 John 3:12

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

1 Samuel 19:4-6

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.

1 Samuel 23:5

So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines; and he led away their livestock and struck them with a great slaughter. Thus David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

1 Samuel 23:12

Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will surrender you.”

1 Samuel 25:16

They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the time we were with them tending the sheep.

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have guarded all that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him; and he has returned me evil for good.

Psalm 7:4

If I have rewarded evil to my friend,
Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

Psalm 109:3-5

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause.

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil?
For they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
So as to turn away Your wrath from them.

Matthew 5:10

“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

John 10:32

Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”

1 Peter 3:13

Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?

1 Peter 3:17-18

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

1 Peter 4:14-16

If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.