Psalm 38:20
New International Version
Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good.

New Living Translation
They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good.

English Standard Version
Those who render me evil for good accuse me because I follow after good.

Berean Standard Bible
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

King James Bible
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

New King James Version
Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.

New American Standard Bible
And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good.

NASB 1995
And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

NASB 1977
And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

Legacy Standard Bible
And those who repay evil for good, They accuse me, for I pursue what is good.

Amplified Bible
They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me, Because I follow what is good.

Christian Standard Bible
Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.

American Standard Version
They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They have paid me evil for good and have regarded me with malice because I have sought good.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.

English Revised Version
They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They pay me back with evil instead of good, and they accuse me because I try to do what is good.

Good News Translation
Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right.

International Standard Version
They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.

JPS Tanakh 1917
They also that repay evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Literal Standard Version
And those paying evil for good accuse me, | Because of my pursuing good.

Majority Standard Bible
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

New American Bible
Repaying me evil for good, accusing me for pursuing good.

NET Bible
They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

New Revised Standard Version
Those who render me evil for good are my adversaries because I follow after good.

New Heart English Bible
They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

Webster's Bible Translation
They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.

World English Bible
They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

Young's Literal Translation
And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

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Context
Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger
19Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason. 20Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.…

Cross References
1 John 3:12
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

Psalm 35:12
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Psalm 109:4
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

Psalm 109:5
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Isaiah 66:5
You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: "Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, 'Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!' But they will be put to shame."


Treasury of Scripture

They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

render

Psalm 7:4
If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

Psalm 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

Psalm 109:3-5
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause…

because

Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

John 10:32
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

1 Peter 3:13,17,18
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? …

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Psalm 38
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Verse 20. - They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries (comp. Psalm 35:12). Because I follow the thing that good is; literally, because I follow good.

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Hebrew
Those who repay
וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י (ū·mə·šal·lə·mê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

my good
טוֹבָ֑ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

with
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

evil
רָ֭עָה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

attack
יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי (yiś·ṭə·nū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 7853: To be or act as adversary

me for
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

pursuing
רָֽדְפִי־ (rā·ḏə·p̄î-)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

the good.
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