Psalms 139:19
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
In Context
18[If] I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.
20For they speak of thee wickedly, they take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies.
Cross References
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 9:18For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
Psalms 64:7But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God.
Matthew 7:23and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.
2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch not [what is] unclean, and *I* will receive you;
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 →