The Meaning of Psalms 109:3 Explained

Psalms 109:3

KJV: They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

YLT: They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

Darby: And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.

ASV: They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 109:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 109:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 109:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 109:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They compassed  me about also with words  of hatred;  and fought  against me without a cause. 

What does Psalms 109:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 109:1-16 - The Persecutor Of The Needy
This psalm is like a patch of the Sahara amid a smiling Eden. But, terrible as the words are, remember that they were written by the man who, on two occasions, spared the life of his persecutor, and who, when the field of Gilboa was wet with Saul's life-blood, sang the loveliest of elegiacs to his memory. These maledictions do not express personal vindictiveness. Probably they should be read as depicting the doom of the wrong-doer. The Apostle, quoting this psalm, expressly says that the Spirit of Inspiration spoke before by the mouth of David, Acts 1:16. The imperative let might better be translated by the future shall. This would be in perfect conformity with Hebrew usage.
Notice in Psalms 109:4 that by omitting the three words in italics, a beautiful suggestion is made of the life of prayer: But I-prayer. The only response of the psalmist to the hatred of his enemies was to give himself more absolutely to prayer. His whole being was consumed in the one intense appeal to God. Such times come to us all. Such prayers always end in praise and thanksgiving, Psalms 109:30. Happy are we who also can count on the Advocate with the Father, Psalms 109:31. Jesus prays our prayers with us. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 109

1  David complains of his slanderous enemies
16  He shows their sin
21  Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help
29  He promises thankfulness

What do the individual words in Psalms 109:3 mean?

And with words of hatred they have surrounded me and fought against me without a cause
וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם

וְדִבְרֵ֣י  And  with  words 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
שִׂנְאָ֣ה  of  hatred 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂנְאָה  
Sense: hating, hatred, hate.
סְבָב֑וּנִי  they  have  surrounded  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, first person common singular
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי  and  fought  against  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
חִנָּֽם  without  a  cause 
Parse: Adverb
Root: חִנָּם  
Sense: freely, for nothing, without cause.

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