Psalms 38:19

But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; ¹  those who hate me without cause outnumber me. ² 

Ps 3:1; Ps 25:19; Ps 35:19; Ps 56:1,2; Ps 59:1-3; Ps 69:4; Mt 10:22; Joh 15:18-25; Ac 4:25-28

¹ tn Heb “and my enemies, life, are many.” The noun חַיִּים (khayyim, “life”) fits very awkwardly here. The translation assumes an emendation to חִנָּם (khinam, “without reason”; note the parallelism with שֶׁקֶר [sheqer, “falsely”] and see Pss 35:19; 69:4; Lam 3:52). The verb עָצַם (’atsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority (note the parallel verb רָבַב, ravav, “be many”).

² tn Heb “are many.”