Psalms 139:20
Which speake wickedly of thee, and being thine enemies are lifted vp in vaine.
Geneva Bible 1599
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, O God, the wicked and bloody men, to whom I say, Depart ye from mee:
Cross References
Job 21:14They say also vnto God, Depart from vs: for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes.
Psalms 73:8They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.
Psalms 74:22Arise, O God: mainteine thine owne cause: remember thy dayly reproche by the foolish man.
Isaiah 37:28But I know thy dwelling, and thy going out, and thy comming in, and thy fury against me.
Revelation 13:6And he opened his mouth vnto blasphemie against God, to blaspheme his Name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heauen.
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 →