Psalm 38:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and they repay evil for good because I try to do right.

Cross References

Psalm 142:7

Rescue me from this prison, so I can praise your name. And when your people notice your wonderful kindness to me, they will rush to my side.

Psalm 25:19

Look at all my enemies! See how much they hate me.

Psalm 35:12

They repay evil for good, and I feel all alone.

Psalm 35:19

Don't let my brutal enemies be glad because of me. They hate me for no reason. Don't let them wink behind my back.

Psalm 7:4

I have not betrayed a friend or had pity on an enemy who attacks for no reason.

Jeremiah 18:20

I tried to help them, but they are paying me back by digging a pit to trap me. I even begged you not to punish them.

Matthew 5:10

God blesses those people who are treated badly for doing right. They belong to the kingdom of heaven.

John 10:32

But he said, “I have shown you many good things that my Father sent me to do. Which one are you going to stone me for?”

1 Peter 3:13

Can anyone really harm you for being eager to do good deeds?

1 John 3:12

Don't be like Cain, who belonged to the devil and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? He did it because his brother was good, and he was evil.

1 Samuel 23:12

David asked, “Would the leaders of Keilah hand me and my soldiers over to Saul?” “Yes, they would,” the LORD answered.

1 Samuel 23:5

David and his men went there and fiercely attacked the Philistines. They killed many of them, then led away their cattle, and rescued the people of Keilah.

1 Samuel 25:21

David had just been saying, “I wasted my time guarding Nabal's things in the desert and keeping them from being stolen! I was good to him, and now he pays me back with insults.