Psalm 109:3
New Living Translation
3 They surround me with hateful words
and fight against me for no reason.
Psalm 69:4
New Living Translation
4 Those who hate me without cause
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.
Psalm 35:7
New Living Translation
7 I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.
I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
John 15:24-25
New Living Translation
24 If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. 25 This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures[a]: ‘They hated me without cause.’
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Hosea 11:12
New Living Translation
Charges against Israel and Judah
12 [a]Israel surrounds me with lies and deceit,
but Judah still obeys God
and is faithful to the Holy One.[b]
Psalm 88:17
New Living Translation
17 They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.
They have engulfed me completely.
Psalm 59:3-4
New Living Translation
3 They have set an ambush for me.
Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord,
though I have not sinned or offended them.
4 I have done nothing wrong,
yet they prepare to attack me.
Wake up! See what is happening and help me!
Psalm 35:20
New Living Translation
20 They don’t talk of peace;
they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
Psalm 22:12
New Living Translation
12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
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