Parallel Verses
Webster
They encompassed me also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
New American Standard Bible
And fought against me
King James Version
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Holman Bible
and attack me without cause.
International Standard Version
They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.
A Conservative Version
They have also encompassed me about with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
American Standard Version
They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
Amplified
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me without a cause.
Bible in Basic English
Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.
Darby Translation
And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.
Julia Smith Translation
And with words of hatred they surrounded me, and they will war with me gratuitously.
King James 2000
They surrounded me also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.
Modern King James verseion
And they surrounded me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They compass me about with words of hatred, and fight against me without a cause.
NET Bible
They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.
New Heart English Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
The Emphasized Bible
And, with words of hatred, have they surrounded me, and have made war upon me without cause:
World English Bible
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
Youngs Literal Translation
They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 109:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Against An Enemy
2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They encompassed me also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Psalm 35:7
For without cause they have hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
1 Samuel 19:4-5
And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been toward thee very good:
1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:7-8
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
Psalm 17:11
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Psalm 22:12
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Psalm 35:20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
Psalm 59:3-4
For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Psalm 88:17
They came around me daily like water; they encompassed me together.
Hosea 11:12
Ephraim encompasseth me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
John 15:24-25
If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen, and hated both me and my Father.