Psalm 69:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I have more enemies than the hairs on my head. They hate me for no reason. They try hard to destroy me. My enemies tell lies about me. They say I stole from them and they demand that I pay for things I did not steal.

Cross References

John 15:25

But this happened to make clear the full meaning of what is written in their law: ‘They hated me for no reason.’

Psalm 35:19

Don’t let my lying enemies keep on laughing at me. They have no reason to hate me. Surely they will be punished for their secret plans.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could be right with God.

Psalm 40:12

Troubles have surrounded me. They are too many to count! My sins have caught me, and I cannot escape them. They are more than the hairs on my head. I have lost my courage.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ himself suffered when he died for you, and with that one death he paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring all of you to God. In his physical form he was killed, but he was made alive by the Spirit.

1 Peter 2:22

“He never sinned, and he never told a lie.” Isaiah 53:9

Psalm 59:3

Look, powerful men are waiting for me. Lord, they are waiting to kill me, even though I did not sin or commit a crime.

1 Peter 2:24

Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.

Psalm 6:7

My enemies have caused me such sorrow that my eyes are worn out from crying.