Parallel Verses
NET Bible
If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
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.
Bible in Basic English
If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood.
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?
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 tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you. 19 If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men! 20 They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:4
He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
Psalm 5:6
You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.
Psalm 6:8
Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!
Psalm 119:115
Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.
Psalm 9:17
The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,
Psalm 55:23
But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
Psalm 64:7
But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.
Psalm 94:23
He will pay them back for their sin. He will destroy them because of their evil; the Lord our God will destroy them.
Matthew 7:23
Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!'
Matthew 25:41
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,