God’s Word Translation
Psalms 139:22
22I hate them with all my heart. They have become my enemies.
Psalms 139:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.
Context of Psalms 139:22
20They say wicked things about you. Your enemies misuse your name. 21Shouldn’t I hate those who hate you, O Lord? Shouldn’t I be disgusted with those who attack you? I hate them with all my heart. They have become my enemies. 23Examine me, O God, and know my mind. Test me, and know my thoughts. 24See whether I am on an evil path. Then lead me on the everlasting path.
Read all of Psalms 139Psalms 139:22 word by word
תַּכְלִ֣ית שִׂנְאָ֣ה שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים הָ֣יוּ לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 139:22
- Psalms 101:3I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. I hate what unfaithful people do. I want no part of it.
- Luke 14:26“If people come to me and are not ready to abandon their fathers, mothers, wives, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as their own lives, they cannot be my disciples.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22I hate them with perfect hatred - With no approval whatever of their conduct; with no sympathy for the evil they do; with no words of apology for their sinful acts; with entire disapprobation. I count them mine enemies - As they are the enemies of God, so I regard them as my enemies. I do not wish to be associated with them, or to be regarded as one of them.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
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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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