Psalms 139:21

Do not I... — Better —

“Must I not hate thy haters, Jehovah,
And feel loathing for thy assailants?”

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 fee...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Do not I (o) hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? (o) He teaches us boldly to contemn all t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXXIX. God is Everywhere: He Knows Everything Oh that He would Destroy the Wicked. This Ps. is among the most spiritual productions of the OT. It...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

am not. grieved with . do. not loathe.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

21. Shall I not hold in hatred those that hate thee? He proceeds to mention how greatly he had profited by the meditation upon God into whic...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? Do not I hate them - I hold their conduct in a...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

One of the very greatest of the Pss. No grander tribute has ever been paid to the omniscience and omnipresence of God. The Ps. is ascribed to David,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The thought is evidently, 'hateful to all right-thinking persons must those be who rebel against such a wonder-working God.'
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 139:1-24 THIS is the noblest utterance in the Psalter of pure contemplative theism, animated and not crushed by the thought of God's omnisc...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Thoughts and Ours Psalms 139:14-24 God's creative power, Psalms 139:14-18 . The psalmist goes back to the beginning of life and descr...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The conception of intimate personal relation between God and man is perhaps more remarkably and forcefully dealt with in this song than in any other...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we needed any farther evidence as to whom this Psalm can with any propriety be otherwise applied, what is here said in conclusion must direct our...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee ?.... Wicked men are haters of God; of his word, both law and Gospel; of his ordinances, ways, and worshi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? Ver. 21. Do not I hate them, O Lord ] And t...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Do not I hate them that hate thee? I appeal to thee, the omnipresent and omniscient God, whether I do not perfectly hate them, (that is, hate their...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Omniscience of God. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I appeal to thee, the omnipresent and omniscient God, whether I do not perfectly hate them so far as they are enemies to God and goodness. That rise...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “Nowhere,” says Perowne, “are the great attributes of God—His omniscience, His omnipresence, His omnipotence, set forth so strikingly a...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 139:19-24 I. There is a peculiarity of expression in this Psalm which we certainly should not find in any Christian hymn, and one which can...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 139:21 The Psalmist answers his own question: "Yea, I hate them right sore, even as though they were mine enemies." We should most of us re...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God. Thoughts of God The sense of God’s nearness brings thoughts of God. The devout soul cherishe...
The Biblical Illustrator

Surely Thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me, therefore, ye bloody men. Indignation against the wicked I. Here is a fact in relation...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

Thou God Seest Me Selections from Psalms 139:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The world today needs a new vision of the Deity of Christ. Our Lord...

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 139:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 139:21