Psalms 139:19
17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
18 If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
20 who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
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Compare
- BSB
- O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
- KJV
- Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
- WEB
- If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
- ASV
- Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
- DARBY
- Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
- BLB
- If only You would slay, O God, the wicked; and the men of blood, may they turn aside from me—
- ÅB
- Gud, gid du ville drepe den ugudelige, og dere blodtørstige menn, vik fra meg -
- OTB
- Om Du bare ville drepe de onde, Gud;
Gå bort fra meg, dere blodtørstige menn. - B1930
- Gud, gid du vilde drepe den ugudelige, og I blodtørstige menn, vik fra mig -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 5:6
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Read in contextPsalms 119:115
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
Read in contextPsalms 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
Read in contextPsalms 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:17
“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
Read in contextPsalms 64:7
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
Read in contextPsalms 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
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