Psalms 38:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 38:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 38:20 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 38:20 — KJV
“They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.”
— Psalms 38:20 (KJV)
Psalms 38:20 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 38:20
“I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. delusions: or, devices”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:20: also, evil, mine
“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:20: also, evil, good
“Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:20: also, mine, because
“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:20: evil, good, mine
“See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:20: render, evil, good
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