Psalms 139:19
O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
In Context
20who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
Cross References
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
Psalms 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, 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 →