Verse 3

They surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause.

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  • Ps 69:4 : 4 I am tired of calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are worn out from looking for my God.
  • Ps 35:7 : 7 For without cause, they hid a pit for me; without reason, they dug a trap to capture my life.
  • Ps 35:20 : 20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
  • Ps 59:3-4 : 3 Deliver me from evildoers, and save me from those who thirst for blood. 4 See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
  • Ps 88:17 : 17 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.
  • John 15:24-25 : 24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: 'They hated me without reason.'
  • 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul, his father, saying, "The king should not sin against his servant David. He has done no wrong to you; on the contrary, his actions have greatly benefited you. 5 He risked his life to kill the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. So why would you sin by shedding innocent blood by killing David without cause?
  • 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 And he added, "Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong is in my hand?
  • 2 Sam 15:12 : 12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
  • 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the bloodshed in the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. You are now caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed."
  • Ps 17:11 : 11 They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground.
  • Ps 22:12 : 12 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.