4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.
4 I loved them and now they slander me - yes, me! - and treat my prayer like a crime;
4 In return for my love they are my accusers, But I give myself to prayer.
4 I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
25 But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: 'They hated me without a cause.'
25 Interesting - they have verified the truth of their own Scriptures where it is written, 'They hated me for no good reason.'
25 But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, 'They hated Me without a cause.'
25 This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures : 'They hated me without cause.'
(Read John 15:18-25)
How little do many persons think, that in opposing the doctrine of Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, they prove themselves ignorant of the one living and true God, whom they profess to worship! The name into which Christ's disciples were baptized, is that which they will live and die by. It is a comfort to the greatest sufferers, if they suffer for Christ's name's sake. The world's ignorance is the true cause of its hatred to the disciples of Jesus. The clearer and fuller the discoveries of the grace and truth of Christ, the greater is our sin if we do not love him and believe in him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 109:4
Commentary on Psalm 109:1-5
(Read Psalm 109:1-5)
It is the unspeakable comfort of all believers, that whoever is against them, God is for them; and to him they may apply as to one pleased to concern himself for them. David's enemies laughed at him for his devotion, but they could not laugh him out of it.