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- "For¹ without causeª have they hidªº for me their netª [in] a pit,ª [which] without causeª they have diggedªº for my soul.ª" {Psa 35:7} + "For¹ they speakªº not¹ peace:ª but they deviseªº deceitfulª mattersª against¹ [them that are] quietª in the land.ª" {Psa 35:20} + "For,¹ lo,¹ they lie in waitªº for my soul:ª the mightyª are gatheredªº against¹ me; not¹ [for] my transgression,ª nor¹ [for] my sin,ª O LORD.ª ... They runªº and prepare²º themselves¹ without¹ [my] fault:ª awakeªº to helpªº me, and behold.ªº" {Psa 59:3-4} + "They that hateªº me without a causeª are moreªº than the hairsª¹ of mine head:ª they that would destroyªº me, [being] mine enemiesªº wrongfully,ª are mighty:ªº then¹ I restoredªº [that] which¹ I took not away.ªº¹" {Psa 69:4} + "And Jonathanª spakeªº goodª of Davidª unto¹ Saulª his father,ª and saidªº unto¹ him, Let not¹ the kingª sinªº against his servant,ª against David;ª because¹ he hath not¹ sinnedªº against thee, and because¹ his worksª [have been] to thee-ward veryª good:ª ... For he did putªº¹ his lifeª in his hand,ª and slewªº¹ the Philistine,ª and the LORDª wroughtªº a greatª salvationª for all¹ Israel:ª thou sawestªº [it], and didst rejoice:ªº wherefore¹ then wilt thou sinªº against innocentª blood,ª to slayªº¹ Davidª without a cause?ª" {1Sm 19:4-5} + "And he said,ªº Wherefore¹ doth my lordª thus¹ pursueªº afterª his servant?ª for¹ what¹ have I done?ªº or what¹ evilª [is] in mine hand?ª" {1Sm 26:18} + "And Absalomª sentªº for¹ Ahithophelª the Gilonite,ª David'sª counsellor,ªº from his city,ª [even] from Giloh,ª¹ while he offeredªº¹ sacrifices.ª And the conspiracyª was¹ strong;ª for the peopleª increasedª continuallyªº with¹ Absalom.ª" {2Sm 15:12} + "If²º¹ I had²º not²¹ doneªº amongª themª the¹ worksª whichª noneª other manª did,ªº they had²º notª hadªº sin:ª butª nowª have they²º bothª seenªº andª hatedªº bothª meª andª myª Father.ª ... Butª [this cometh to pass], thatª the¹ wordª might be fulfilledªº that is writtenªº inª theirª law,ª² They hatedªº meª without a cause.ª" {Jhn 15:24-25}
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