Psa 69:4 | NET2full | STEP | Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head . Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason , outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal .

‏ Psalms 69:4

4 Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head.
Those who want to destroy me,
my enemies for no reason, ^{▼▼tn Heb “[with] a lie.” The Hebrew noun שֶׁקֶר (sheqer, “lie”) is used here as an adverb, “falsely, wrongfully” (see Pss 35:19; 38:19).}
outnumber me. ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew verb עָצַם (ʿatsam) can sometimes mean “are strong,” but here it probably focuses on numerical superiority; note the parallel verb רָבַב (ravav, “be many”).}
They make me repay what I did not steal. ^{▼▼tn Heb “that which I did not steal, then I restore.” Apparently אָז (ʾaz, “then”) is used here to emphasize the verb that follows.} ^{▼▼sn They make me repay what I did not steal. The psalmist’s enemies falsely accuse him and hold him accountable for alleged crimes he did not even commit.}