Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

They have also surrounded me 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.

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 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.

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 the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. 3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. 4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.


Cross References

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I did not take away.

Psalm 35:7

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

1 Samuel 19:4-5

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 have been very good toward you;

1 Samuel 26:18

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

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

2 Samuel 16:7-8

Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow.

Psalm 17:11

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

Psalm 22:12

Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

Psalm 35:20

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

Psalm 59:3-4

For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.

Psalm 88:17

They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.

Hosea 11:12

Ephraim surrounds me with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit. Judah still strays from God, and is unfaithful to the Holy One.

John 15:24-25

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.

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