Psalms 139:20
For they speak of thee wickedly, they take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
In Context
19Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
Cross References
Job 21:14And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
Psalms 73:8They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
Psalms 74:22Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day;
Isaiah 37:28But I know thine abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against me.
Revelation 13:6And it opened its mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle, and those who have their tabernacle in the 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 →