Psalm 109:3
New International Version
With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.

New Living Translation
They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.

English Standard Version
They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

Berean Standard Bible
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

King James Bible
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

New King James Version
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 have fought against me without cause.

NASB 1995
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause.

NASB 1977
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause.

Legacy Standard Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause.

Amplified Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.

Christian Standard Bible
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

American Standard Version
They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
With the voice of hatred they have contended with me for nothing.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Contemporary English Version
and hateful things are said for no reason.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They have spoken against with deceitful tongues; and they have compassed me about with words of hatred; and have fought against me without cause.

English Revised Version
They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They surround me with hateful words. They fight against me for no reason.

Good News Translation
and they say evil things about me, attacking me for no reason.

International Standard Version
They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

JPS Tanakh 1917
They compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

Literal Standard Version
They have surrounded me about, | And they fight me without cause.

Majority Standard Bible
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

New American Bible
with hateful words they surround me, attacking me without cause.

NET Bible
They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

New Revised Standard Version
They beset me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

New Heart English Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Young's Literal Translation
They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

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Context
The Song of the Slandered
2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. 3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause. 4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.…

Cross References
John 15:25
But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: 'They hated Me without reason.'

Psalm 35:7
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

Psalm 69:4
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me--my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.


Treasury of Scripture

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

compassed

Psalm 17:11
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

Psalm 22:12
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Psalm 88:17
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.

fought

Psalm 35:7,20
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul…

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 LORD…

Psalm 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.

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Psalm 109
1. David complains of his slanderous enemies
16. He shows their sin
21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help
29. He promises thankfulness














Verse 3. - They compassed me about also with words of hatred. The hatred of the wicked for the good is a plain fact of history, and quite indisputable. "Words of hatred" are less patent, since they are often restrained from prudential considerations. But sometimes free vent is given to them (see 2 Samuel 16:5-8). And fought against me without a cause (comp. Psalm 35:7, 19; Psalm 69:4; Psalm 119:161). Saul's hatred towards David was markedly of this character - un-provoked by either act or word from its object.

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Hebrew
They surround
סְבָב֑וּנִי (sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

me with hateful
שִׂנְאָ֣ה (śin·’āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8135: Hating, hatred

words
וְדִבְרֵ֣י (wə·ḏiḇ·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

and attack
וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי (way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

me without cause.
חִנָּֽם׃ (ḥin·nām)
Adverb
Strong's 2600: Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage


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