Psalms 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the haires of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mightie: then I restored that which I tooke not away.
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- John 15:25Rank 1 from verse 4
- Psalms 35:19Rank 2 from verse 4
- Psalms 109:3–5Rank 3 from verse 4
3They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
3They compassed mee about also with wordes of hatred: and fought against me without a cause.
4For my loue, they are my aduersaries: but I giue my selfe vnto prayer.
5And they haue rewarded me euill for good: and hatred for my loue.
- Psalms 35:11–12Rank 4 from verse 4
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Rank 5 from verse 4
- Isaiah 53:4–7Rank 6 from verse 4
4¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
4¶ *Surely he hath borne our griefes, and caried our sorrowes: yet we did esteeme him striken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5‖**†But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was vpon him, and with his stripes we are healed.
6†All we like sheepe haue gone astray: we haue turned euery one to his owne way, and the LORD hath layd on him the iniquitie of vs all.
7**He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lambe to the slaughter, and as a sheepe before her shearers is dumme, so he openeth not his mouth.
- Psalms 38:19–20Rank 7 from verse 4
19But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
19†But mine enemies are liuely, and they are strong: and they that hate mee wrongfully, are multiplied.
20They also that render euill for good, are mine aduersaries: because I follow the thing that good is.
- Psalms 40:12Rank 8 from verse 4
12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
12†For innumerable euils haue compassed me about, mine iniquities haue taken hold vpon me, so that I am not able to looke vp: they are moe then the haires of mine head, therefore my heart faileth me.
- Psalms 7:3–5Rank 9 from verse 4
3O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
3O LORD my God, if I haue done this; if there be iniquitie in my hands:
4If I haue rewarded euill vnto him that was at peace with me: (yea I haue deliuered him that without cause is mine enemie.)
5Let the enemie persecute my soule, and take it, yea let him tread downe my life vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- 1 Peter 2:22Rank 10 from verse 4
- 1 Peter 3:18Rank 11 from verse 4
18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
18For Christ also hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust, that he might bring vs to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.
- Psalms 59:3Rank 12 from verse 4
- 1 Peter 2:24Rank 13 from verse 4
24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
24Who his owne selfe bare our sinnes in his owne body ‖on the tree, that wee being dead to sinnes, should liue vnto righteousnesse, by whose stripes ye were healed.
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Psalms 69:4
To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.
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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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Individual strands growing from the skin.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.
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wrongfully
Unjustly; in a manner contrary to the moral law or to justice.
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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.
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Returned, given back, recovered, healed, renewed, or brought back to a former place or condition.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
3I am weary of my crying, my throate is dried: mine eyes faile while I waite for my God.
4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
4They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the haires of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mightie: then I restored that which I tooke not away.
Selected passage5O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
5†O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse; and my sinnes are not hidde from thee.