Psalms 109:3 · KJV
“They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.”
— Psalms 109:3
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}
For my love they are my adversaries: but I {give myself unto} prayer.
Psalms 109 — Context
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}
3They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
4For my love they are my adversaries: but I {give myself unto} prayer.
5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Cross References
Psalms 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, {being} mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored {that} which I took not away.
Psalms 35:7
For without cause have they hid for me their net {in} a pit, {which} without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 35:20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against {them that are} quiet in the land.
Psalms 88:17
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. {daily: or, all the day}
John 15:24-25
If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
2 Samuel 16:7-8
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: {bloody...: Heb. man of blood}
2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, {even} from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
Hosea 11:12
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. {saints: or, most holy}