Psalms 139:20
For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
In Context
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Cross References
Job 21:14And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not 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 reproacheth 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 he opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that dwell 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 →