Psalms 25:19Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.
The setting
Judean wilderness, ~1000 BC. David hiding in caves, wrote this while Saul hunted him with 3,000 men. Modern-day West Bank, Israel.
The emotion here: exhausted from running, desperate but still trusting
The original word
sane'u (שָׂנְאוּ) — active, burning hatred that seeks to destroy
Why it matters
David wrote this acrostic psalm while being hunted by both Saul's army and foreign enemies simultaneously
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 25:19
This isn't paranoia — David's enemies literally outnumbered his followers 10 to 1
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about spiritual warfare, but David had real human enemies with swords trying to kill him.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 25:19
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 25:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 25:19 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, enemies, suffering. Notable phrases: many enemies; cruel hatred. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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