19 If only You would (A)put the wicked to death, God;
(B)Leave me, (C)you men of bloodshed.
20 For they (D)speak [a]against You wickedly,
And Your enemies [b](E)take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not (F)hate those who hate You, Lord?
And do I not (G)loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.

23 (H)Search me, God, and know my heart;
(I)Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;
24 And see if there is any [c](J)hurtful way in me,
And (K)lead me in the (L)everlasting way.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:20 Or of
  2. Psalm 139:20 Some mss lift themselves up against You
  3. Psalm 139:24 Lit way of pain

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