Psalms 139:19
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
Psalms 139:19 in other translations
| BSB | O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men— |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me! |
| DARBY | Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, OGod! And ye men of blood, depart from me. |
| BBE | If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood. |
| Webster | Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. |
What does Psalms 139:19 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 139:17-24
God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are deep, such as cannot be known. We cannot think how many mercies we have received from him. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all the day long, if, when we wake in the morning, our first thoughts were of him: and how shall we admire and bless our God for his precious salvation, when we awake in the world of glory! Surely we ought not to use our members…
Psalms 139:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 139:19
- Psalms 5:6
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
- Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
- 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.
- Psalms 9:17
The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 6:8
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
- 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,
- Psalms 64:7
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
- 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.
- Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- Psalms 94:23
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
- Matthew 7:23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
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Context
- Psalms 139:18
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
- Psalms 139:19
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
- Psalms 139:20
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
Psalms 139:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De cierto, oh Dios, matarás al impío; apartaos pues de mí, hombres sanguinarios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ô ✝Dieu! si tu voulais tuer le méchant! Et vous, hommes de sang, retirez-vous de moi;… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Möchtest du, o Gott, den Gesetzlosen töten! und ihr Blutmenschen, weichet von mir! |