Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. New Living Translation I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them! English Standard Version In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. Berean Standard Bible In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. King James Bible For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. New King James Version In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer. New American Standard Bible In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer. NASB 1995 In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer. NASB 1977 In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer. Legacy Standard Bible In return for my love they accuse me; But I am in prayer. Amplified Bible In return for my love, they attack me, But I am in prayer. Christian Standard Bible In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray. Holman Christian Standard Bible In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray. American Standard Version For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In exchange for my love they regarded me with malice, and I have been praying for them. Brenton Septuagint Translation Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray. Contemporary English Version I had pity and prayed for my enemies, but their words to me were harsh and cruel. Douay-Rheims Bible Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer. English Revised Version For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. GOD'S WORD® Translation In return for my love, they accuse me, but I pray for them. Good News Translation They oppose me, even though I love them and have prayed for them. International Standard Version Instead of receiving my love, they accuse me, though I continue in prayer. JPS Tanakh 1917 In return for my love they are my adversaries; But I am all prayer. Literal Standard Version For my love they oppose me, and I—prayer! Majority Standard Bible In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. New American Bible In return for my love they slander me, even though I prayed for them. NET Bible They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. New Revised Standard Version In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them. New Heart English Bible In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer. Webster's Bible Translation For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer. World English Bible In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer. Young's Literal Translation For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of the Slandered…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. 5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.… Cross References Psalm 7:4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, Psalm 38:20 Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. Psalm 69:13 But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. Psalm 120:7 I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war. Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. Jeremiah 18:20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. Treasury of Scripture For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer. for my Psalm 35:7,12 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul… Psalm 38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. 2 Samuel 13:39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. but I Psalm 55:16,17 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me… Psalm 69:12,13 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards… 2 Samuel 15:31,32 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness… Jump to Previous Accuse Accusers Act Adversaries Friendship Hate Love Oppose PrayerJump to Next Accuse Accusers Act Adversaries Friendship Hate Love Oppose PrayerPsalm 109 1. David complains of his slanderous enemies16. He shows their sin 21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help 29. He promises thankfulness (4) For my love . . .--i.e., in return for my love I give myself unto prayer. For a concise expression of the same kind as "I prayer," see Psalm 120:7, "I peace." Of course the psalmist means, that in the face of all the taunts and reproaches of his maligners, he simply and naturally has recourse to prayer, and, as the context seems to indicate, prayer for them.Verse 4. - For my love they are my adversaries. The tenderness and kindness of the good towards wicked men does not soften them. Rather it provokes them to greater hostility. This was seen clearly in the instance of Saul. But I give myself unto prayer; literally, but I prayer; i.e. "but I am wholly prayer," "I do nothing during their attacks on me but pray for them." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In return forתַּֽחַת־ (ta·ḥaṯ-) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of my love אַהֲבָתִ֥י (’a·hă·ḇā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) they accuse me, יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי (yiś·ṭə·nū·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 7853: To be or act as adversary but I [am a man] וַאֲנִ֥י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I [of] prayer. תְפִלָּֽה׃ (ṯə·p̄il·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn Links Psalm 109:4 NIVPsalm 109:4 NLT Psalm 109:4 ESV Psalm 109:4 NASB Psalm 109:4 KJV Psalm 109:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 109:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 109:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 109:4 French Bible Psalm 109:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 109:4 In return for my love they (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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