They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Those who follow what is good have adversaries who render evil for good. Psalm 38 belongs among the prophecies of Christ's inner experience in his life-and-death struggles with the enemy, showing how he felt in suffering and temptation. The verse shows that conscience was active under the Old Testament dispensation, even though the word conscience does not occur in the Old Testament. The opposition it describes is a reason to follow Christ and to rejoice in being counted worthy to suffer with him.
Those who follow what is good have adversaries who render evil for good. Psalm 38 belongs among the prophecies of Christ's inner experience in his life-and-death struggles with the enemy, showing how he felt in suffering and temptation. The verse shows that conscience was active under the Old Testament dispensation, even though the word conscience does not occur in the Old Testament. The opposition it describes is a reason to follow Christ and to rejoice in being counted worthy to suffer with him.