Psalm 38:20 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

They pay me back with evil instead of good, and they accuse me because I try to do what is good.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

ASV:

They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

BBE:

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

DBY:

And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

ERV:

They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

JPS:

They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

WBS:

They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.

WEB:

They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

YLT:

And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

Psalm 38:20 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 35:12 They repay me evil for good, To the bereavement of my soul.

Psalm 109:5 Thus they have repaid me evil for good And hatred for my love.

1 John 3:12 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother's were righteous. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] {o} good [is].
(o) He would rather have the hatred of all the world, than fail in any part of his duty to God.

MHC:

38:12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet of our own minds. David's troubles were the chastisement and the consequence of his transgressions, whilst Christ suffered for our sins and ours only. What right can a sinner have to yield to impatience or anger, when mercifully corrected for his sins? David was very sensible of the present workings of corruption in him. Good men, by setting their sorrow continually before them, have been ready to fall; but by setting God always before them, they have kept their standing. If we are truly penitent for sin, that will make us patient under affliction. Nothing goes nearer to the heart of a believer when in affliction, than to be under the apprehension of God's deserting him; nor does any thing come more feelingly from his heart than this prayer, Be not far from me. The Lord will hasten to help those who trust in him as their salvation.

CONC:

Accuse Adversaries Evil Follow Haters Oppose Paying Pursue Pursuing Render Repay Slander

Accuse Adversaries Evil Follow Good Haters Oppose Paying Pursue Pursuing Render Repay Right Slander

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