Psalm 38:20

Prayer Of A Suffering Sinner

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But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.
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They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me,
Because I follow what is good.
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Do not abandon 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 sorrow of my soul.

1 John 3:12

and not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother [Abel]. And why did he murder him? Because Cain’s 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, “May the king not 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 the Philistines; he drove away their cattle and struck them with a great slaughter. So David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.

1 Samuel 23:12

Then David asked, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul?” The Lord said, “They will surrender you.”

1 Samuel 25:16

They were a wall [of protection] to us both night and day, all the time that we were with them tending the sheep.

1 Samuel 25:21

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

Psalm 7:4

If I have done evil to him who was at peace with me,
Or without cause robbed him who was my enemy,

Psalm 109:3-5

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

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.

Matthew 5:10

“Blessed [comforted by inner peace and God’s love] are those who are persecuted for doing that which is morally right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].

John 10:32

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

1 Peter 3:13

Now who is there to hurt you if you become enthusiastic for what is good?

1 Peter 3:17-18

For it is better that you suffer [unjustly] for doing what is right, if that should be God’s will, than [to suffer justly] for doing wrong.

1 Peter 4:14-16

If you are insulted and reviled for [bearing] the name of Christ, you are blessed [happy, with life-joy and comfort in God’s salvation regardless of your circumstances], because the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you [and indwelling you—He whom they curse, you glorify].