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?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:20 Or of
  2. Psalm 139:20 Some mss lift themselves up against You

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?

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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?

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