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Psalm 139:20 KJV
Psalms · chapter 139 · verse 20
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.Psalm 139:20 · King James Version
Psalm 139:20 in context
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wickedlymᵉzimmâha plan, usually evil , sometimes goodH4209 →
- enemiesʻâra foeH6145 →
- speakʼâmarto sayH559 →
- takenâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
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Here the psalmist makes application of the doctrine of God's omniscience, divers ways. I. He acknowledges, with wonder and thankfulness, the care God had taken of him all his days, Psa 139:17, Psa 139:18.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-24