Psalms 139:21

Lord, whether I hated not them that hated thee; and I failed, that is, mourned greatly, on (those who be) thine enemies? (Lord, how I hate those who hate thee; and I am greatly grieved by those who be thy enemies!)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

In Context

20For they say in thought; Take they their cities in vanity. (For out loud they say against thee, We shall take thy name in vain.)

22By perfect hatred I hated them; they were made enemies to me. (Yea, with perfect hatred I hate them; they be made my enemies too.)

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Cross References

Psalms 15:4A wicked man is brought to nought in his sight; but he glorifieth them that dread the Lord. He that sweareth to his neighbour, and deceiveth him not; (He who regardeth the wicked as worthless; but he honoureth those who fear the Lord or those who revere the Lord. He who sweareth an oath, or who promiseth, to his neighbour, and deceiveth him not;)

Psalms 31:6Thou hatest them that keep vanities superfluously. Forsooth I hoped in the Lord; (Thou hatest them who worship false gods, or useless idols. But I put my trust in the Lord;)

Psalms 119:158I saw breakers of the law, and I was melted, either languished; for they kept not thy speeches. (I saw the law-breakers, and I was greatly distressed; for they did not obey thy words, or thy commands.)

Mark 3:5And he beheld them about with wrath, and had sorrow on the blindness of their heart (s), and saith to the man, Hold forth thine hand. And he held (it) forth, and his hand was restored to him.

Romans 9:1I say (the) truth in Christ Jesus, I lie not, for my conscience beareth witnessing to me in the Holy Ghost, (I tell the truth in the Messiah Jesus, I do not lie, for my conscience testifieth to me by the Holy Spirit,)

Revelation 2:6But thou hast this good thing, that thou hatedest the deeds of (the) Nicolaitanes (or the Nicolaitans), which also I hate.

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 →

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