19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(A)
    Away from me,(B) you who are bloodthirsty!(C)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries(D) misuse your name.(E)
21 Do I not hate those(F) who hate you, Lord,
    and abhor(G) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
    I count them my enemies.(H)

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19 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?

22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

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19 Oh, that You would (A)slay the wicked, O God!
(B)Depart from me, therefore, you [a]bloodthirsty men.
20 For they (C)speak against You wickedly;
[b]Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 (D)Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with [c]perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:19 Lit. men of bloodshed
  2. Psalm 139:20 LXX, Vg. They take Your cities in vain
  3. Psalm 139:22 complete