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Psalms 139:21
21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
Psalms 139:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
- New International Version (NIV)Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
Context of Psalms 139:21
19O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men— 20who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain. Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You? 22I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies. 23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
Read all of Psalms 139Psalms 139:21 word by word
הֲלֽוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ יְהוָ֥ה׀ אֶשְׂנָ֑א וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 139:21
- Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
- Psalms 31:6I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
- Revelation 2:2I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
- Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
- Mark 3:5Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
- Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? - This is in the consciousness of the psalmist a proof of his own real piety, as derived from his feelings toward those who were the enemies of God. The word hate here, as applied to them, must be understood in the sense that he disapproved of their conduct; that he did not desire to be associated with them; that he wished to avoid their society, and to find his friends among men of a different character. See…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are deep, such as cannot be known. We cannot think how many mercies we have received from him. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all the day long, if, when we wake in the morning, our first thoughts were of him: and how shall we admire and bless our God for his precious salvation, when we awake in the world of glory! Surely we ought not to use our members and senses, which are so…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Do I note hate those who hate You: Rejecting evil shows wisdom (see Psalms 1:1; 5:4–6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 139
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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