Psalms 38:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

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  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-6 : 4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him,“The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you. 5 He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?” 6 Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”
  • 1 Sam 23:5 : 5 So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.
  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 David asked,“Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul’s hand?” The LORD said,“They will deliver you over.”
  • 1 Sam 25:16 : 16 Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.
  • 1 Sam 25:21 : 21 Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. 4 They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.
  • Matt 5:10 : 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus said to them,“I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil. 18 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. 16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

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    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

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    12They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

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    20Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

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    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

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    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

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    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

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    14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

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    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

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  • Ps 139:20-22
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    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

    21O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

    22I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!

  • Ps 55:3
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    3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

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    21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

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