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Psalm 38

Psa. 38:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They also that render
shalam (Hebrew #7999)
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
KJV usage: make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-)pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, X surely.
Pronounce: shaw-lam'
Origin: a primitive root
evil
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
for good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
are mine adversaries
satan (Hebrew #7853)
to attack, (figuratively) accuse
KJV usage: (be an) adversary, resist.
Pronounce: saw-tan'
Origin: a primitive root
; because I follow
radaph (Hebrew #7291)
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
KJV usage: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
Pronounce: raw-daf'
Origin: a primitive root
the thing that good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
is.

Cross References

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Psa. 7:4• 4If I have recompensed with evil him that is at peace with me;{HR}If I have spoiled mine adversary without a cause; (Psa. 7:4)
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Psa. 35:12• 12They requite me evil instead of good [to the] bereaving of my soul. (Psa. 35:12)
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Psa. 109:3‑5• 3And [with] words of hatred they have surrounded me{HR}And have fought against me without cause.
 4For my love they are mine adversaries,{HR}And I [am for] prayer.
 5And they set upon me evil for good,{HR}And hatred for my love. (Psa. 109:3‑5)
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1 Sam. 19:4‑6• 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?
 6And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As Jehovah liveth, he shall not be slain. (1 Sam. 19:4‑6)
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1 Sam. 23:5,12• 5And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So, David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
 12Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver thee up. (1 Sam. 23:5,12)
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1 Sam. 25:16,21• 16they were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
 21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that was his; and he has requited me evil for good. (1 Sam. 25:16,21)
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Jer. 18:20• 20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. (Jer. 18:20)
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Matt. 5:10• 10Blessed they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 5:10)
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John 10:32• 32Jesus answered them, Many good works I showed you from the Father: on account of which work of them do ye stone me? (John 10:32)
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1 Peter 3:13,17‑18• 13And who shall injure you if ye become zealous of the good?
 17For [it is] better, if the will of God should will [it], to suffer [for] well-doing than [for] evil-doing.
 18Because even Christ once suffered for sins, just for unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit, (1 Peter 3:13,17‑18)
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1 Peter 4:14‑16• 14If ye are reproached in Christ's name, blessed [are ye], because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you: [on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified].
 15For let none of you suffer as murderer or thief or evil-doer, or as spy on another's matter;
 16but if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed but glorify God in this name. (1 Peter 4:14‑16)
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1 John 3:12• 12not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and for what did he slay him? Because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous. (1 John 3:12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Heb. plural of Satan, as Ps. 71.13; 109.4,20,29. Sing. in 1 Chron. 21.1; Job 1 and 2; Ps. 109.6; Zech. 3.1,2.

W. Kelly Translation

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And those who recompense me evil for good will oppose me{HR}Because of my pursuing good.