Psalms 38:20

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But my enemies are vigorous and strong, and many are those who hate me wrongfully.

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  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They repay me evil for good, leaving my soul in grief.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-6 : 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? 6 Saul listened to Jonathan and swore, "As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death."
  • 1 Sam 23:5 : 5 David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines. He drove their livestock away and struck them with a great blow. Thus, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 Then David said, 'Will the leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?' The LORD replied, 'They will hand you over.'
  • 1 Sam 25:16 : 16 They were a wall of protection around us, both night and day, the whole time we were with them tending the sheep.
  • 1 Sam 25:21 : 21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 O Lord, my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands,
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause. 4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak on their behalf, to turn Your wrath away from them.
  • Matt 5:10 : 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?'
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 Who then will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

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