KJV King James Version
For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.
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Psalm 109:4
For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
WEB World English Bible
In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
ASV American Standard Version
For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For my love they oppose me, and I—prayer!
Surrounding context — Psalm 109
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
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 compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.
5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
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Psalm 38:20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].Psalm 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.Luke 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.Psalm 69:12-13They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.Psalm 55:16-17As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.Psalm 35:12They rewarded me evil for good [to] the spoiling of my soul.Luke 6:11-12And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?2 Corinthians 12:15And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.2 Samuel 15:31-32And [one] told David, saying, Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.2 Samuel 13:39And [the soul of] king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
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