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Psalms 139:19
19God, if only you would kill the wicked — you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me —
Psalms 139:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
- New International Version (NIV)If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
Context of Psalms 139:19
17God, how precious your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is! 18If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; when I wake up, I am still with you. God, if only you would kill the wicked — you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me — 20who invoke you deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you falsely. 21Lord, don’t I hate those who hate you, and detest those who rebel against you?
Read all of Psalms 139Psalms 139:19 word by word
אִם־תִּקְטֹ֖ל אֱל֥וֹהַּ׀ רָשָׁ֑ע וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י דָ֝מִ֗ים ס֣וּרוּ מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:19
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the Lord abhors violent and treacherous people.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol — all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 55:23God, you will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
- Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.
- Psalms 94:23He will pay them back for their sins and destroy them for their evil. The Lord our God will destroy them.
- Isaiah 11:4but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a scepter from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
- Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
- Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evil ones, so that I may obey my God’s commands.
- Matthew 7:23Then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you lawbreakers!’
- Matthew 25:41“Then he will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God - Compare the notes at Isaiah 11:4. The literal translation of this would be, “If thou wilt slay the wicked.” It is not easy to account for the sudden and remarkable transition or diversion of the train of thought from the main subject of the psalm, in these verses Psalm 139:19-22, in which the psalmist gives vent to his feelings toward the wicked, and prays that they may depart from him. Perhaps the explanation of…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. 19-24The psalmist’s sense of awe leads him to consider the wicked and to reflect on himself. The Lord, as the examiner of all people, judges the wicked for their destructive acts and speech. So, the psalmist prays that he will not be among them.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 19If only You would slay the wicked If only You would slay the wicked.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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