Psalms

Psalm 139:19–22

¹⁹O God, that You would slay the wicked—

away from me, you bloodthirsty men—

²⁰who speak of You deceitfully;

Your enemies take Your name in vain.^c

²¹Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD,

and detest those who rise against You?

²²I hate them with perfect hatred;

I count them as my enemies.

Footnotes

c 139:20 Hebrew Your enemies take in vain or Your enemies bear up in vain; LXX Your enemies take Your cities in vain

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
God	אֱל֥וֹהַּ׀	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
that You would slay	תִּקְטֹ֖ל	tiq·ṭōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6991 slay
the wicked	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
away	ס֣וּרוּ	sū·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
from me	מֶֽנִּי׃	men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
you bloodthirsty	דָ֝מִ֗ים	ḏā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
men	וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י	wə·’an·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
speak of You	יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ	yō·mə·ru·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
deceitfully	לִמְזִמָּ֑ה	lim·zim·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4209 purpose, discretion, device
Your enemies	עָרֶֽיךָ׃	‘ā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6145 foe
take	נָשֻׂ֖א	nā·śu	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
in vain	לַשָּׁ֣וְא	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do I not	הֲלֽוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hate	מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ	mə·śan·’e·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8130 hate
those who hate You	אֶשְׂנָ֑א	’eś·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
O LORD	יְהוָ֥ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and detest	אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃	’eṯ·qō·w·ṭāṭ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6962 feel a loathing
those who rise against You	וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ	ū·ḇiṯ·qō·wm·me·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8618 opponent

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I hate them	שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים	śə·nê·ṯîm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H8130 hate
with perfect	תַּכְלִ֣ית	taḵ·lîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8503 end, completeness
hatred	שִׂנְאָ֣ה	śin·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8135 hating, hatred
I count them	הָ֣יוּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as my enemies	לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים	lə·’ō·wy·ḇîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H341 be hostile to