Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.
New American Standard Bible
To the bereavement of my soul.
King James Version
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
Holman Bible
making me desolate.
International Standard Version
They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.
A Conservative Version
They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul.
American Standard Version
They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul.
Amplified
They repay me evil for good,
To the sorrow of my soul.
Bible in Basic English
They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
Darby Translation
They reward me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
Julia Smith Translation
They will requite me evil instead of good, bereaving to my soul
King James 2000
They rewarded me evil for good to the sorrow of my soul.
Modern King James verseion
They rewarded me evil for good; bereaving my soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.
NET Bible
They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
New Heart English Bible
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
The Emphasized Bible
They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.
Webster
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
World English Bible
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
Youngs Literal Translation
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
Themes
Evil » Social in the church » In politics
Evil for good » Evil for good, the returning of
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
Good for evil » Returning » David, to his enemies
Ingratitude » To man, instances of
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 35:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Victory
11 Violent witnesses rise up; they ask me [concerning] what I do not know. 12 They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul. 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}.
Cross References
John 10:32
Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"
Psalm 38:20
And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.
Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid in place of evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember my standing {before you} to speak good for them, to avert your wrath from them.
1 Samuel 19:4-5
So Jonathan spoke well about David to his father Saul and said to him, "The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his service for you [has been] very good.
1 Samuel 19:15
So Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, so that I can kill him."
1 Samuel 20:31-33
For {as long as} the son of Jesse [is] alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established! So then, send and bring him to me, for {he will surely die}!"
1 Samuel 22:13-14
Then Saul said to him, "Why did you conspire against me, you and the son of Jesse, when you gave to him bread and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him so that he might arise against me to ambush [me] as [has been done] this day?"
Psalm 109:3-5
They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.
Proverbs 17:13
[For] he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
Luke 23:21-23
but they kept crying out, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!