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Psalms 139:20

139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

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For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain.

139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

What does Psalms 139:20 mean?

Psalms 139:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), מְזִמָּה (mᵉzimmâh), עָר (ʻâr).

Hebrew interlinear

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For
they
speakאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
against
thee
wickedly,מְזִמָּהmᵉzimmâh/mez-im-maw'/H4209a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)
and
thine
enemiesעָרʻâr/awr/H6145a foe (as watchful for mischief)
takeנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
thy
name
in
vain.שָׁוְאshâvᵉʼ/shawv/H7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:20.

Genesis 4:13

And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven

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What does Psalms 139:20 say?

Psalms 139:20 (King James Version) reads: "For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain."

Is Psalms 139:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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