Psalms 25:18-19

25:18 See my pain and suffering!

Forgive all my sins! ¹ 

25:19 Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me;

they hate me and want to harm me. ² 

Psalms 35:19

35:19 Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason ³  gloat ⁴  over me!

Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes! ⁵ 

Psalms 109:3

109:3 They surround me and say hateful things; ⁶ 

they attack me for no reason.

Psalms 109:21

109:21 O sovereign Lord,

intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! ⁷ 

Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

Luke 19:14

19:14 But his citizens ⁸  hated ⁹  him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man ¹⁰  to be king ¹¹  over us!’

Luke 19:27

19:27 But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, ¹²  bring them here and slaughter ¹³  them ¹⁴  in front of me!’”

Acts 5:30-31

5:30 The God of our forefathers ¹⁵  raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree. ¹⁶  5:31 God exalted him ¹⁷  to his right hand as Leader ¹⁸  and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ¹⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “lift up all my sins.”

² tn Heb “see my enemies for they are numerous, and [with] violent hatred they hate me.”

³ tn Heb “[with] a lie.” The Hebrew noun שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, “lie”) is used here as an adverb, “falsely, wrongfully” (see Ps 38:19).

⁴ tn Heb “rejoice.”

⁵ tn Heb “[do not let] those who hate me without cause pinch [i.e., wink] an eye.” The negative particle is understood in the second line by ellipsis (see the preceding line). In the Book of Proverbs “winking an eye” is associated with deceit and trickery (see 6:13; 10:10; 16:30).

⁴ tn Heb “and [with] words of hatred they surround me.”

⁵ tn Heb “but you, Lord, Master, do with me for the sake of your name.” Here “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

⁶ tn Or “subjects.” Technically these people were not his subjects yet, but would be upon his return. They were citizens of his country who opposed his appointment as their king; later the newly-appointed king will refer to them as his “enemies” (v. 27).

⁷ tn The imperfect is intense in this context, suggesting an ongoing attitude.

⁸ tn Grk “this one” (somewhat derogatory in this context).

⁹ tn Or “to rule.”

⁷ tn Grk “to rule over them.”

⁸ tn This term, when used of people rather than animals, has some connotations of violence and mercilessness (L&N 20.72).

⁹ sn Slaughter them. To reject the king is to face certain judgment from him.

⁸ tn Or “ancestors”; Grk “fathers.”

⁹ tn Or “by crucifying him” (“hang on a tree” is by the time of the first century an idiom for crucifixion). The allusion is to the judgment against Jesus as a rebellious figure, appealing to the language of Deut 21:23. The Jewish leadership has badly “misjudged” Jesus.

⁹ tn Grk “This one God exalted” (emphatic).

¹⁰ tn Or “Founder” (of a movement).

¹¹ tn Or “to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.”