Psalms 139:21

New King James Version

Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord ? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Doe not I hate them, O Lorde, that hate thee? and doe not I earnestly contend with those that rise vp against thee?

Christian Standard Bible®
Lord, don’t I hate those who hate you,and detest those who rebel against you?

Hebrew Names Version
LORD, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

Easy-to-Read Version
Lord , I hate those who hate you. I hate those who are against you.

Amplified Bible
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

American Standard Version
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Contemporary English Version
You know I hate anyone who hates you, Lord , and refuses to obey.

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai , how I hate those who hate you! I feel such disgust with those who defy you!

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate Thee? And do not I strive with those that rise up against Thee?

King James Version (1611)
Doe not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieued with those that rise vp against thee?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hate thee? and wasted away because of thine enemies?

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

Berean Standard Bible
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?

Lexham English Bible
Do I not hate those who hate you, O Yahweh? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?

Literal Translation
O Jehovah, do not I hate those hating You? And am I not detesting those rising against You?

New Century Version
Lord , I hate those who hate you; I hate those who rise up against you.

New English Translation
O Lord , do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

New Living Translation
O Lord , shouldn't I hate those who hate you? Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you?

New Life Bible
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not hate those who rise up against You?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do I not hate, them who hate thee, O Yahweh? And loathe, them who rise up against thee?

Douay-Rheims Bible
(138-21) Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: and pined away because of thy enemies?

George Lamsa Translation
I hate them, O LORD, who hate thee; and I am grieved with those who rise up against thee.

Good News Translation
O Lord , how I hate those who hate you! How I despise those who rebel against you!

New American Standard Bible
Do I not hate those who hate You, LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

King James Version
Do not I hate them, O Lord , that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Do not I hate them O God that hate thee? and am not I greeued with those that rise vp agaynst thee?

New Revised Standard
Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord ? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?

Darby Translation
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lord, whether Y hatide not hem that hatiden thee; and Y failide on thin enemyes?

Young's Literal Translation
Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?

World English Bible
Yahweh, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

Revised Standard Version
Do I not hate them that hate thee, O LORD? And do I not loathe them that rise up against thee?

Update Bible Version
Don't I hate them, O Yahweh, that hate you? And am I not grieved with those that rise up against you?

Webster's Bible Translation
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Bible in Basic English
Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I hate them (o LORDE) that hate the, & I maye not awaye with those that ryse vp agaynst the?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord ? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

Legacy Standard Bible
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Yahweh?And do I not revile those who rise up against You?

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! ¹⁸ If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. ¹⁹ Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. ²⁰ For they speak against You wickedly;Your enemies take Your name in vain. [fn] ²¹ Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? ²² I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies. ²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; ²⁴ And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Do not I: Psalms 15:4, Psalms 31:6, 2 Chronicles 19:2, Revelation 2:2, Revelation 2:6

and am not: Psalms 119:136, Psalms 119:158, Jeremiah 13:17, Mark 3:5, Luke 19:41, Romans 9:1-3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:10 - they shall be Numbers 11:10 - Moses 1 Kings 11:2 - Solomon 1 Kings 22:4 - I am as thou 2 Chronicles 18:3 - I am as thou Job 10:7 - Thou knowest Psalms 26:5 - hated Proverbs 29:27 - General Ecclesiastes 3:8 - time to love Amos 5:15 - Hate Micah 3:2 - love Matthew 5:43 - and hate 2 Corinthians 6:14 - for

Gill's Notes on the 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 worship; of his people, cause, and interest; and therefore good men hate them: not as men, as the creatures of God, and as their fellow creatures, whom they are taught by the Gospel to love, to do good unto, and pray for; but as haters of God, and because they are so; not their persons, but their works; and for the truth of this the omniscient God is appealed unto;

and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? as wicked men do, in their hearts, in their words, and in their actions. They rebel against God, and contend with him, which is folly and madness; and this is grieving to good men, because of their insolence and impudence, the ruin and destruction they expose themselves to, and the dishonour done to God: and this arises from their great love and strong affection for him, not being able to bear such behaviour to him; as a man is filled with grief and indignation when another rises up against his father or his friend; see Psalms 119:136.

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 feelings toward those who were the enemies of God. The word hate here, as applied to them, must be understood in the sense that he disapproved of their conduct; that he did not desire to be associated with them; that he wished to avoid their society, and to find his friends among men of a different character. See the notes at Psalms 1:1. Compare Isaiah 5:5.

And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? - The expression here - “grieved” - explains the meaning of the word “hate” in the former member of the verse. It is not that hatred which is followed by malignity or ill-will; it is that which is accompanied with grief - pain of heart - pity - sorrow. So the Saviour looked on people: Mark 3:5 : “And when he had looked round about on them with “anger,” being “grieved” for the hardness of their hearts.” The Hebrew word used here, however, contains “also” the idea of being disgusted with; of loathing; of nauseating. See the notes at Psalms 119:158. The feeling referred to is anger - conscious disgust - at such conduct; and grief, pain, sorrow, that people should evince such feelings toward their Maker.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 139:21. Do not I hate them — I hold their conduct in abomination.