Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
Holman Bible
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me
International Standard Version
God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,
A Conservative Version
Surely thou will kill the wicked, O God. Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
American Standard Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Amplified
Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
Darby Translation
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
Julia Smith Translation
Surely thou wilt kill the unjust one, O God: and ye men of bloods, depart from me.
King James 2000
Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, you bloody men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If only you would kill the wicked, O God-- so get away from me, [you] {bloodthirsty men}--
Modern King James verseion
Surely You will slay the wicked, O God; and bloody men, depart from me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God, that the bloodthirsty might depart from me?
NET Bible
If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
New Heart English Bible
If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men.
The Emphasized Bible
Wilt thou not, O GOD, slay the lawless one? Therefore, ye men of bloodshed, depart from me!
Webster
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
World English Bible
If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
Youngs Literal Translation
Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints deprecate
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 139:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
18 If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still with you. 19 If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood. 20 For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:4
But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
Psalm 5:6
You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.
Psalm 6:8
Go from me, all you workers of evil; for the Lord has given ear to the voice of my weeping.
Psalm 119:115
Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
Psalm 9:17
The sinners and all the nations who have no memory of God will be turned into the underworld.
Psalm 55:23
But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
Psalm 64:7
But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.
Psalm 94:23
And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
Matthew 7:23
And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.
Matthew 25:41
Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
2 Corinthians 6:17
For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,