Psalm 69:4
“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”
King James Version
The Messiah hated without cause, the very words Jesus cited when explaining the world's hatred of him.
Fulfillment References
John 15:25 Romans 15:3
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalJesus cited this of Himself — 'they hated me without a cause' (John 15:25). The innocent Sufferer hated wrongfully is the Lord Jesus, God manifest in flesh, rejected by His own; His sufferings were vicarious (Rom. 15:3).
JewishThe righteous sufferer's complaint of groundless hatred — David beset by mighty enemies; a lament, not messianic in the rabbinic tradition.
CatholicChrist applies it to Himself; the causeless hatred of the world toward the sinless One.
ProtestantJesus' own citation (John 15:25) marks it a direct anticipation of His rejection and of the world's hatred toward Him and His followers.
AcademicA conventional lament motif (enemies 'without cause'); John places it on Jesus' lips as fulfilled Scripture, characteristic of the Gospel's fulfillment theme.
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