Psalms 109:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 38:20 : 20 They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
  • Ps 55:16-17 : 16 As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour. 17 In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears.
  • Ps 69:12-13 : 12 I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink. 13 But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
  • Dan 6:10 : 10 For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
  • Luke 6:11-12 : 11 But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus. 12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.
  • 2 Sam 13:39 : 39 And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
  • 2 Sam 15:31-32 : 31 And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish. 32 Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:
  • Ps 35:7 : 7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 109:5
    85%

    5 They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

  • Ps 109:2-3
    2 verses
    81%

    2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

    3 Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

  • Ps 109:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

    20 Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

    21 But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

    22 For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

  • Ps 25:19
    76%

    19 See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

  • Ps 38:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.

    20 They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

  • Ps 139:20-22
    3 verses
    75%

    20 For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.

    21 Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me?

    22 My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

  • Ps 102:8
    73%

    8 My haters say evil of me all day; those who are violent against me make use of my name as a curse.

  • Ps 69:4
    73%

    4 Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

  • Ps 55:3
    73%

    3 I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

    6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Ps 35:12
    72%

    12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

  • Matt 5:44
    72%

    44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    72%

    41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

  • Job 19:19
    72%

    19 All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.

  • Ps 41:7
    72%

    7 All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

  • Job 16:10
    71%

    10 Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

  • Ps 17:9
    71%

    9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

  • Ps 120:7
    71%

    7 I am for peace: but when I say so, they are for war.

  • Ps 13:4
    71%

    4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

  • Ps 54:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 Let my prayer come before you, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

    3 For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

  • Ps 7:4
    71%

    4 If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

  • Ps 71:13
    71%

    13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

  • Ps 18:40
    71%

    40 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

  • Ps 35:15
    70%

    15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

  • Jer 18:20
    70%

    20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

  • Ps 38:12
    70%

    12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

  • Ps 35:19
    70%

    19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

  • Ps 56:2
    70%

    2 My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

  • Ps 119:157
    70%

    157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

  • Ps 119:139
    70%

    139 My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words.

  • Jer 18:23
    70%

    23 But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.

  • Ps 59:3
    70%

    3 For see, they are watching in secret for my soul; the strong have come together against me? but not because of my sin, or my evil-doing, O Lord.

  • Ps 35:4
    70%

    4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

  • Ps 35:1
    70%

    1 <Of David.> O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

  • Ps 41:10
    70%

    10 But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

  • Ps 3:1
    70%

    1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he went in flight from Absalom his son.> Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

  • Lam 3:52
    69%

    52 They who are against me without cause have gone hard after me as if I was a bird;

  • Ps 40:14
    69%

    14 Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

  • Ps 59:1
    69%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.> Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.

  • Lam 3:62
    69%

    62 The lips of those who came up against me, and their thoughts against me all the day.

  • Ps 70:2
    69%

    2 Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.