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.

23 (E)Search 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 (F)lead me in the way everlasting.

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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

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