Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And they surrounded me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a 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.
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 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 wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they spoke against me with a lying tongue. 3 And they surrounded me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my foes; but I am in prayer.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 69:4
They who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they who would destroy me are mighty, my lying enemies. Then I restored what I did not take away.
Psalm 35:7
For without cause they have spread their net for me in a pit-net; without cause they have dug for my soul.
1 Samuel 19:4-5
And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works are very good toward you.
1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Why does my lord pursue after his servant this way? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel of Giloh, David's counselor, from his city Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people with Absalom grew more and more.
2 Samuel 16:7-8
And Shimei said this in his cursing, Go out, O man of blood, O man of Belial.
Psalm 17:11
they have now hemmed in our steps, they have set their eyes to bow me to the earth,
Psalm 22:12
Many bulls have circled around Me; strong bulls Of Bashan have surrounded Me.
Psalm 35:20
For they do not speak peace; but they think deceitful things against the quiet ones of the earth.
Psalm 59:3-4
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Psalm 88:17
They surrounded me like waters all the day long; they have come together around me.
Hosea 11:12
Ephraim circles around Me with lying, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still rules with God, and is faithful with the saints.
John 15:24-25
If I had not done among them the works which no other did, they would not have had sin. But now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father.