Psalms 139:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 139:19

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17 ^aHow precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!

18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

19 Oh, that You would ^aslay the wicked, O God!
^bDepart from me, therefore, you¹ bloodthirsty men.

20 For they ^aspeak against You wickedly;
¹Your enemies take Your name in vain.

21 ^aDo I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

22 I hate them with¹ perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

23 ^aSearch me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;

24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And ^alead me in the way everlasting.

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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Psalms 139:19.

Psalm 139:19-22

We could also go to Psalm 139:19-22. This is where David is doing a similar thing, and David really gets dinged for this one because he says that he hates God's enemies with a perfect hatred. And that means a complete hatred. There is no love there. It says absolutely he hates what God hates, and he hates them for their blasphemy and rebellion against God.

Excerpted from Psalm Genres (Part Two): Imprecatory Psalms

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