rewarded me. set or put against me. Syriac reads "returned me". Not the same word as in Psalms 109:20, though the same thing is referred to.
evil. Hebrew. ra. a'. App-44.
for my love. Note here the Ellipsis of the verb "saying", emphasizing what is said rather than the saying of it. This verb has often to be thus supplied. See Genesis 26:7; 1 Kings 20:34.Psalms 2:2; Psalms 144:12.Proverbs 1:21.Isaiah 5:9; Isaiah 14:8; Isaiah 18:2; Isaiah 22:13; Isaiah 24:14; Isaiah 24:15; Isaiah 28:9; Jeremiah 9:19; Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 50:5.Lamentations 3:41.Hosea 14:8; Acts 9:6; Acts 10:15; Acts 14:22, &c. See note on Psalms 144:12.