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Psalms 139:21

Psalms 139:21
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I hate them with perfect hatred,.... Heartily and really; not in word only, but in deed and in truth; "odio vatiniano", with consummate hatred: this is an answer to his own question;

I count them…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? - This is in the consciousness of the psalmist a proof of his own real piety, as derived from his feelings toward those who were the enemies of God. The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 139:17-24

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

am not I grieved with Do not I loathe, as in Psa 119:158.