Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 109:3

"They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause." — Psalms 109:3 (ASV)

They compassed me about also with words of hatred - They attacked me on every side; they assailed me, not merely in one form and direction, but in every form and in every direction. I could turn nowhere - I could go nowhere - where I did not encounter these slanderous reports.

And fought against me without a cause - Contended against me, or fought against me, with words. They sought to do me all the harm they could. The phrase without a cause means that he had given them no occasion for this conduct; he had not wronged them; it was mere malignity. See Psalms 35:7; Psalms 69:4. Compare John 15:25.