Psalms 139:20
For they speak of thee wickedly, Thy foes lift up [their hand] unto falsehood.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
In Context
19Wilt thou not, O GOD, slay the lawless one? Therefore, ye men of bloodshed, depart from me!
21Do I not hate, them who hate thee, O Yahweh? And loathe, them who rise up against thee?
Cross References
Job 21:14Yet they said unto GOD, Depart from us, and, In the knowledge of thy ways, find we no pleasure.
Psalms 73:8They mock, and wickedly command oppression, From on high, they command;
Psalms 74:22Arise! O God, plead thine own cause, Remember the reproach of thee, from the impious one, all the day:
Isaiah 37:28Howbeit, thine abode and thy coming out and thy going in, I know,—and thy raging against me.
Revelation 13:6And he opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tent,—them, who, in heaven were tabernacling.
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 →