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Psalm 109

Psa. 109:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They compassed
cabab (Hebrew #5437)
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
KJV usage: bring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, X whirl, X round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, X circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, round), drive, environ, X on every side, beset (close, come, compass, go, stand) round about, inclose, remove, return, set, sit down, turn (self) (about, aside, away, back).
Pronounce: saw-bab'
Origin: a primitive root
me about also with words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
of hatred
sin'ah (Hebrew #8135)
hate
KJV usage: + exceedingly, hate(-ful, - red).
Pronounce: sin-aw'
Origin: from 8130
; and fought
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
against me withoutv a cause
chinnam (Hebrew #2600)
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
KJV usage: without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.
Pronounce: khin-nawm'
Origin: from 2580
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John 15:25• 25But [it is] that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause. (John 15:25)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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compassed.
Psa. 17:11• 11[In] our steps they have now surrounded us;{HR}Their eyes they set to stretch out over the earth. (Psa. 17:11)
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Psa. 22:12• 12Many bulls have surrounded me;{HR}Strong ones of Bashan have encompassed me. (Psa. 22:12)
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Psa. 88:17• 17They have surrounded me like the water all the day,{HR}And they have closed in upon me together. (Psa. 88:17)
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2 Sam. 16:7‑8• 7And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
 8Jehovah has returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and behold, thou art taken in thine own evil, for thou art a man of blood. (2 Sam. 16:7‑8)
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Hos. 11:12• 12Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. (Hos. 11:12)
fought.
Psa. 35:7,20• 7For without cause they have hidden a pit for me, their net;{HR}Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
 20For they speak not peace,{HR}But they devise deceitful words against the quiet ones of the earth. (Psa. 35:7,20)
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Psa. 59:3‑4• 3For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul;{HR}Strong ones assemble against me:{HR}Not [for] my transgression, not my sin, Jehovah.
 4Without [my] iniquity they run and set themselves:{HR}Awake to meet me and see. (Psa. 59:3‑4)
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Psa. 69:4• 4More than the hairs of my head [are] those hating me without cause,{HR}Strong my destroyers, mine enemies falsely:{HR}What I took not away, then I restored. (Psa. 69:4)
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1 Sam. 19:4‑5• 4And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
 5for he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? (1 Sam. 19:4‑5)
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1 Sam. 26:18• 18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? (1 Sam. 26:18)
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2 Sam. 15:12• 12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. (2 Sam. 15:12)
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John 15:24‑25• 24If I did not among them the works which no other did, they had not had sin; but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
 25But [it is] that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, they hated me without a cause. (John 15:24‑25)
• The lying lips that laid false charges against Christ, were moved by hearts that hated Christ. For this hatred there was no cause in Christ. (“Psalm 109” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.

W. Kelly Translation

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And [with] words of hatred they have surrounded me{HR}And have fought against me without cause.