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- Chapter 139
- Verse 19
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
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Gill's Exposition
For they speak against thee wickedly,.... Against his being, his perfections, his purposes, his providences, his doctrines, ordinances, ministers, and people; or "they speak of thee for wickedness"…
Barnes' Notes
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God - Compare the notes at Isa 11:4. The literal translation of this would be, “If thou wilt slay the wicked.” It is not easy to account for the sudden and…
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…
But how can this omniscient God tolerate the existence of wicked men, who blaspheme and hate Him? With such the Psalmist will have no fellowship; and he concludes with a prayer that God will purify…
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