Psalms 139:19

17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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

    Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

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  • Psalms 119:115

    Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

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  • Isaiah 11:4

    But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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  • Psalms 6:8

    Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:17

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

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  • Psalms 64:7

    But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

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  • Psalms 55:23

    But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.

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