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Psalms 139:20
20Those people say bad things against you, God. Your enemies always tell lies.
Psalms 139:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
- New International Version (NIV)They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
Context of Psalms 139:20
18They are too many for me to count, more than the sand on the shore of the sea. Even if I finished counting them, you would still be there! 19God, you should surely destroy the wicked people! Yes, you murderers, leave me alone! Those people say bad things against you, God. Your enemies always tell lies. 21Lord, I hate those people who hate you. I have no time for those who turn against you. 22Yes, I really hate them. Your enemies are my enemies too.
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ לִמְזִמָּ֑ה נָשֻׂ֖א לַשָּׁ֣וְא עָרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:20
- Psalms 73:8They laugh at people and they say bad things about them. They proudly speak about cruel things that they want to do to people.
- Psalms 74:18Lord, think about your enemies. They are always laughing at you. Foolish people are insulting your name.
- Job 21:14They say to God, “Leave us alone! We do not want to know about your ways.
- Isaiah 37:23Who do you think it is that you have insulted? Who have you shouted at? Who have you looked at so proudly? The answer is the Holy God of Israel!
- Jude 1:15He will judge all people. He will punish everyone who lives in a way that does not please him. He will punish them because of all the wicked things that they have done. He will punish them because of all the bad words that they have spoken against him.’
- Revelation 13:6So it started to speak against God. It insulted God's name and the place where he lives, as well as the people who live there in heaven.
- Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
- Exodus 20:7You must not speak the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. The Lord will punish anyone who speaks his name in a wrong way.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20For they speak against thee wickedly - This is one form or manifestation of their character as wicked people, that they speak maliciously against God. The psalmist, therefore, desired to have nothing to do with them. It is always a sufficient reason for avoiding the society, the friendship, and the fellowship of others, when they profane, blaspheme, or calumniate the name of God. From such men we should at once withdraw. Piety shrinks from the society 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. 20Who mention You with wicked thought They mention Your name regarding all the thoughts of their evil and call their deities with Your name.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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