Psalms 139:19
If only you, God, would kill the wicked.Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
In Context
18If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand.When I wake up, I am still with you.
20For they speak against you wickedly.Your enemies take your name in vain.
Cross References
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity,for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 9:18For the needy shall not always be forgotten,nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
Psalms 64:7But God will shoot at them.They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers,that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Matthew 7:23And then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'
2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore,"'Come out from among them,and be separate,' says the Lord.'Touch no unclean thing.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 →