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Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/139.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/139.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/139.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/139.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/139.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only You would put the wicked to death, God; Leave me, you men of bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O that Thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/139.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Oh that You would slay the wicked, O God! O men of bloodshed, depart from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/139.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O that You would kill the wicked, O God; Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/139.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, if only you would kill the wicked — you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/139.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, if only You would kill the wicked— you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/139.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/139.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />How I wish that you would kill all cruel and heartless people and protect me from them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/139.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/139.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I wish that you would kill wicked people, O God, and that bloodthirsty people would leave me alone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/139.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />O God, how I wish you would kill the wicked! How I wish violent people would leave me alone! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/139.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/139.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O God, that You would slay the wicked?away from me, you bloodthirsty men?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/139.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/139.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/139.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/139.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/139.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do You slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/139.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/139.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Surely thou wilt kill the unjust one, O God: and ye men of bloods, depart from me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/139.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/139.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 138:19>O God, if only you would cut down sinners. You men of blood: depart from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/139.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you would destroy the wicked, O God, the bloodthirsty depart from me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/139.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O that you would kill the wicked, O God, and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/139.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God; depart from me therefore, you bloody men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/139.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Surely you will kill the sinners, oh God, and men of blood will pass from me!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/139.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God-- Depart from me therefore, ye men of blood;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/139.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, ye men of blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/139-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17353" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">You Have Searched Me and Known Me</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">O</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6991.htm" title="6991: tiq·ṭōl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To slay. A primitive root; properly, to cut off, i.e. put to death.">that You would slay</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sū·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: ḏā·mîm (N-mp) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">you bloodthirsty</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: wə·’an·šê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men—</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a></span><br />But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-15.htm">1 John 3:15</a></span><br />Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Luke 6:27-28</a></span><br />But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a></span><br />For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-5</a></span><br />For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-7.htm">Romans 8:7</a></span><br />because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Exodus 23:22</a></span><br />But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41</a></span><br />when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-20.htm">Jeremiah 11:20</a></span><br />O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, you bloody men.</p><p class="hdg">surely</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Psalm 5:6</a></b></br> Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a></b></br> The wicked shall be turned into hell, <i>and</i> all the nations that forget God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm">Psalm 55:23</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">depart from</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Psalm 6:8</a></b></br> Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-115.htm">Psalm 119:115</a></b></br> Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a></b></br> And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Bloodshed</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Bloodthirsty</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/psalms/136-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/119-115.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/136-18.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/129-4.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/81-8.htm">Wouldest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Bloodshed</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Bloodthirsty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-23.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/psalms/141-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/psalms/140-4.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/psalms/140-13.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-28.htm">Wouldest</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 139</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">David praises God for his all-seeing providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-17.htm">And for this infinite mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">He defies the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">He prays for sincerity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of the Psalms, such imprecatory prayers are not uncommon, as they express a deep yearning for God's righteousness to prevail. The psalmist's call for God to act against the wicked aligns with the broader biblical theme of God's ultimate judgment against sin, as seen in passages like <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11-15</a>. Historically, the Israelites often faced threats from surrounding nations and internal corruption, which could prompt such prayers for divine intervention. This plea also underscores the holiness of God, who cannot tolerate sin, and foreshadows the ultimate judgment that will be executed by Jesus Christ, as described in the New Testament.<p><b>away from me, you bloodthirsty men—</b><br>The psalmist distances himself from those who are violent and seek to harm others, emphasizing a desire for purity and separation from evil. This reflects the biblical principle of being set apart from sin, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>, where believers are called to come out from among the wicked. The term "bloodthirsty" indicates a propensity for violence and murder, which is condemned throughout Scripture, notably in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-13.htm">Exodus 20:13</a>). Culturally, ancient Near Eastern societies often experienced violence and bloodshed, making this plea for separation from such individuals particularly poignant. This separation from evil is a type of the sanctification process that believers undergo through Christ, who enables them to live righteously in a fallen world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, addressed by the psalmist as the one with the power to judge and slay the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who oppose God and His ways, characterized by their evil actions and intentions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bloodthirsty_men.htm">Bloodthirsty Men</a></b><br>A specific group of wicked individuals who are violent and seek harm, possibly representing enemies of the psalmist or God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>The psalmist's plea for God to slay the wicked reflects a deep trust in God's righteous judgment. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God sees all and will ultimately bring justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_evil.htm">Separation from Evil</a></b><br>The call for the wicked to be "away from me" highlights the importance of distancing oneself from evil influences. Christians are encouraged to pursue holiness and avoid associations that lead to sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>This verse exemplifies a prayer for deliverance from evil. Believers are reminded to bring their concerns about injustice and evil to God in prayer, trusting in His power to intervene.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_character.htm">Understanding God's Character</a></b><br>Recognizing God's hatred for wickedness helps believers align their values with His. It challenges Christians to reflect on their own lives and ensure they are not harboring attitudes or actions that God despises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The mention of "bloodthirsty men" can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual enemies. Christians are called to be vigilant in spiritual warfare, relying on God's strength to overcome evil.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_139.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 139</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_139_19-22_and_love_align.htm">Psalm 139:19–22: How do these verses endorsing hatred for the wicked align with other passages in the Bible that command love for one’s enemies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_36_1_align_with_romans_2.htm">Psalm 36:1 suggests the wicked have 'no fear of God'--how is this reconciled with other biblical texts claiming innate moral awareness (Romans 2:14-15)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_94_align_with_swift_judgment.htm">Psalm 94:3-4 depicts the wicked flourishing and boasting; how does this align with other biblical claims that God swiftly judges evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_75_8_align_with_god's_love.htm">Psalm 75:8 depicts God forcing the wicked to drink a cup of wrath; how does this harmonize with notions of a loving and merciful God in the New Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/139.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Slay the</span> <span class= "bld">wicked.--</span>This abrupt transition from a theme so profound and fascinating to fierce indignation against the enemies of God, would certainly be strange anywhere but in the Psalms. And yet, perhaps, philosophically regarded, the subject of God's omniscience must conduct the mind to the thought of the existence of evil, and speculation on its origin and development. But the Hebrew never speculated for speculation's sake. The practical concerns of life engaged him too intensely. Where a modern would have branched off into the ever-recurring problem of the entrance of evil into the world, the Israelite turned with indignation on those who then and there proved the existence of sin in concrete act.<p><span class= "bld">Surely . . . </span>--Or, rather--<p>"O that thou wouldest slay, O God, the wicked,<p>And that ye bloody men would depart from me."<p>We get the last clause, which is better than an abrupt change to the imprecations, by a slight change of reading.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/139.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God</span>; or, "Oh that thou wouldst slay the wicked!" (comp. <a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Psalm 5:6, 10</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Psalm 7:9-13</a>; <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Psalm 9:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Psalm 10:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Psalm 21:8-12</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/119-115.htm">Psalm 119:115</a>). There is no fellowship between light and darkness, between the wicked and the God-fearing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/139-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֥וֹהַּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that You would slay</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְטֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·ṭōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6991.htm">Strong's 6991: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, put to death</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked—</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">away</span><br /><span class="heb">ס֣וּרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(sū·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from me,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽנִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you bloodthirsty</span><br /><span class="heb">דָ֝מִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/139-19.htm">Psalm 139:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 139:19 If only you God would kill (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/139-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 139:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/139-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 139:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>