Psalms 139:21
Behold, those that hate thee I ever hate, O Lord; and for those that rise up against thee do I feel loathing.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
20Who speak of thee for a wicked end, thy enemies, that bear [thy name] for a vain purpose.
22With the utmost hatred do I hate them: enemies are they become unto me.
Cross References
Psalms 15:4In whose eyes the despicable is despised; but that honoreth those who fear the Lord; that sweareth to his own injury, and changeth not;
Psalms 31:6(31:7) I hate those that depend on lying vanities; but I trust indeed in the Lord.
Psalms 119:158I beheld the treacherous, and felt disgust; because they observed not thy saying.
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 →