Psalms 139:20

"If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!"

Key Reflection

This verse expresses a plea for divine justice and protection against wicked individuals. The psalmist prays for the destruction of the wicked while distancing himself from those who seek to harm others, highlighting both a desire for God’s intervention and a sense of revulsion towards evil actions.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For they speak against thee wickedly -This is one form or manifestation of their character as wicked people, that they speak maliciously against God. The psalmist, therefore, desired to have nothing to do with them. It is always a sufficient reason for avoiding the society, the friendship, and the fellowship of others, when they profane, blaspheme, or calumniate the name of God. From such men we should at once withdraw. Piety shrinks from the society of such men, whatever may be their rank, or their social qualities, and turns away in pain, in sorrow, in abhorrence. See the notes atPsalms 26:9.

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