Parallel Verses
World English Bible
They have also 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 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.
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 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.
Names
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 didn't 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, "Don't 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 don't 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, Yahweh.
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 hadn't done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn't have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.