Psalms 109:5
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.
Webster's Revision
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
World English Bible
They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Barnes's Psalms 109:5 Bible Commentary
And they have rewarded me evil for good - literally, "They have placed against me." They have put it in my way; it is what they had to set before me. See the notes at Psalm 35:12, where the same expression occurs.
And hatred for my love - Instead of loving me in return for my love, they have met me with the expressions of hatred. This often occurred in the life of David; it was constant in the life of the Saviour; it is habitually manifested by people toward God; it is often experienced by good men now; it "may" occur in the life of any man - and if it "does" occur to us, we should not think that any strange thing has happened to us.