Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

They have also encompassed me about with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

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.

Bible in Basic English

Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without 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.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Prayer Against An Enemy

2 for they have opened against me the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. 3 They have also encompassed me about with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries, but I [make] prayer.

Cross References

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who would cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. That which I took not away I have to restore.

Psalm 35:7

For without cause they have hid their net for me [in] a pit. Without cause have they dug [a pit] for my soul.

1 Samuel 19:4-5

And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee, and because his works have been very good toward thee.

1 Samuel 26:18

And he said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

2 Samuel 15:12

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

2 Samuel 16:7-8

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow.

Psalm 17:11

They have now encompassed us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast down to the earth.

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.

Psalm 35:20

For they speak not peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Psalm 59:3-4

For, lo, they lay in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

Psalm 88:17

They came round about me like water all the day long. They encompassed me around together.

Hosea 11:12

Ephraim encompasses me around with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah yet rules with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.

John 15:24-25

If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would not have had sin, but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

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