19 If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked.
You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
Depart from me, you evildoers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
The wicked shall be turned back to Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.
But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
He has brought on them their own iniquity, And will cut them off in their own wickedness. Yahweh, our God, will cut them off.
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
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Commentary on Psalms 139 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 139
Ps 139:1-24. After presenting the sublime doctrines of God's omnipresence and omniscience, the Psalmist appeals to Him, avowing his innocence, his abhorrence of the wicked, and his ready submission to the closest scrutiny. Admonition to the wicked and comfort to the pious are alike implied inferences from these doctrines.