Psalms 139:20
For they speak against thee wickedly; Thine enemies utter thy name for falsehood.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
In Context
19O that thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God! Ye men of blood, depart from me!
21Do I not hate them that hate thee, O LORD? Do I not abhor them that rise up against thee?
Cross References
Job 21:14And yet they say unto God, “Depart from us! We desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
Psalms 73:8They mock, and speak of malicious oppression; Their words are haughty;
Psalms 74:22Arise, O God! maintain thy cause! Remember how the impious revileth thee daily!
Isaiah 37:28I know thy sitting down, thy going out, and thy coming in, And thy rage against me.
Revelation 13:6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and those who dwell in 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 →