Psalms 139:20
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take [it] in vain.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
In Context
19Surely thou will kill the wicked, O God. Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
21Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate thee? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against thee?
Cross References
Job 21:14And they say to God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.
Psalms 73:8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression. They speak loftily.
Psalms 74:22Arise, O God, plead thine own cause. Remember how the foolish man reproaches thee all the day.
Isaiah 37:28But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against me.
Revelation 13:6And it opened its mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, those who dwell in heaven.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:18-24
The Omniscience of God. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Lord , that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred:… Read the whole commentary →