Psalm 139:21-24 Part 1 of 2

O LORD, shouldn't I hate those who hate you?

    Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you?

Yes, I hate them with total hatred,

    for your enemies are my enemies. 

 

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

    test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Point out anything in me that offends you,

    and lead me along the path of everlasting life. 

     

O LORD, shouldn't I hate those who hate you? Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you?

2 Chronicles 19:1-2  

    When King Jehoshaphat of Judah arrived safely home in Jerusalem, Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. "Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD?" he asked the king. "Because of what you have done, the LORD is very angry with you."  

(see 2 Chronicles 18-20)

Psalm 31:6  

I hate those who worship worthless idols.

    I trust in the LORD.  (see all Psalm 31)

Psalm 119:113  

I hate those with divided loyalties,

   but I love your instructions.  (see Psalm 119:113-120)

Psalm 26:5  

I hate the gatherings of those who do evil,

    and I refuse to join in with the wicked.  (see all Psalm 26)

 

Yes, I hate them with total hatred, for your enemies are my enemies.  

Matthew 5:43-44  

    "You have heard the law that says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!"  

(see Matthew 5:43-48) 

Philippians 3:18  

For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.  (see all Philippians 3)

James 4:4  

You adulterers! Don't you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.  (see all James 4) 

Proverbs 24:17  

Don't rejoice when your enemies fall;

    don't be happy when they stumble.  (see all Proverbs 24)

Isaiah 59:18  

He will repay his enemies for their evil deeds.

    His fury will fall on his foes.

    He will pay them back even to the ends of the earth!  (see all Isaiah 59) 

     

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Psalm 139:17-20 Part 2 of 2

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.

    They cannot be numbered!

I can't even count them;

    they outnumber the grains of sand!

And when I wake up,

    you are still with me!

 

O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!

    Get out of my life, you murderers!

They blaspheme you;

    your enemies misuse your name. 

     

They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name.

Exodus 20:7

"You must not misuse the name of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name."  (see also Deuteronomy 5:11)

Leviticus 24:16  

"Anyone who blasphemes the Name of the LORD must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any native-born Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the Name of the LORD must be put to death."  

(see Leviticus 24:10-23)

Numbers 15:30  

    "But those who brazenly violate the LORD's will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the LORD, and they must be cut off from the community."  (see Numbers 15:30-31)

Isaiah 52:5  

"What is this?" asks the LORD. "Why are my people enslaved again? Those who rule them shout in exultation. My name is blasphemed all day long."  (see all Isaiah 52)

Daniel 11:36  

    "The king will do as he pleases, exalting himself and claiming to be greater than every god, even blaspheming the God of gods. He will succeed, but only until the time of wrath is completed. For what has been determined will surely take place."  (see all Daniel 11-13)

Acts 6:11  

    So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, "We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God."  (see Acts 6-7) 

1 Timothy 1:12-13  

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief. 

1 Timothy 1:20  

Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.  

(see all 1 Timothy 1)

Revelation 13:1  

    Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God.  (see all Revelation 13) 

     

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Psalm 139:17-20 Part 1 of 2

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.

    They cannot be numbered!

I can't even count them;

    they outnumber the grains of sand!

And when I wake up,

    you are still with me!

 

O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!

    Get out of my life, you murderers!

They blaspheme you;

    your enemies misuse your name. 

     

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!

Psalm 40:5

O LORD my God, you have performed many wonders for us.

    Your plans for us are too numerous to list.

    You have no equal.

If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds,

    I would never come to the end of them.  (see all Psalm 40)

Psalm 92:5  

O LORD, what great works you do!

    And how deep are your thoughts.  (see all Psalm 92)

Job 5:9  

"He does great things too marvelous to understand.

    He performs countless miracles."  (see all Job 5)

 

And when I wake up, you are still with me!  

Psalm 3:5  

I lay down and slept

    yet I woke up in safety,

    for the LORD was watching over me.  (see all Psalm 3)

 

O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!  

Isaiah 11:4  

He will give justice to the poor

    and make fair decisions for the exploited.

The earth will shake at the force of his word,

    and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.  (see all Isaiah 11)

Psalm 5:6  

You will destroy those who tell lies.

    The LORD detests murderers and deceivers.  (see all Psalm 5)

Psalm 6:8  

Go away, all you who do evil,

    for the LORD has heard my weeping.  (see all Psalm 6)

Psalm 59:1-2  

Rescue me from my enemies, O God.

    Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.

Rescue me from these criminals;

    save me from these murderers.  (see all Psalm 59) 

     

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Psalm 139:13-16

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body

    and knit me together in my mother's womb. 

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!

    Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it.

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,

    as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.

You saw me before I was born.

    Every day of my life was recorded in your book. 

Every moment was laid out

    before a single day had passed. 

     

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb.

Psalm 119:73

You made me; you created me.

    Now give me the sense to follow your commands.  (see Psalm 119:73-80)

Job 10:11  

" 'You clothed me with skin and flesh,

    and you knit my bones and sinews together.' "  (see all Job 10)

Isaiah 49:5  

And now the LORD speaks--

    the one who formed me in my mother's womb to be his servant,

    who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him.

The LORD has honored me,

    and my God has given me strength.  (see all Isaiah 49)

Jeremiah 1:5  

"I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb.

    Before you were born I set you apart

    and appointed you as my prophet to the nations."  (see all Jeremiah 1)

 

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous--how well I know it.  

Job 40:19  

"It is a prime example of God's handiwork,

    and only its Creator can threaten it."  (see Job 40:15-24)

Psalm 145:10  

All your works will thank you, LORD,

    and your faithful followers will praise you.  (see all Psalm 145)

 

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.  

Job 10:10, 12  

" 'You guided my conception, 

    and formed me in the womb. ...

You gave me life and showed me your unfailing love,

    My life was preserved by your care.' "  (see all Job 10)

Ecclesiastes 11:5  

    Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother's womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.  (see all Ecclesiastes 11)

 

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.  

Job 14:5  

"You have decided the length of our lives.

    You know how many months we will live,

    and we are not given a minute longer."  (see all Job 14)

Psalm 56:8  

You keep track of all my sorrows.

    You have collected all my tears in your bottle.

    You have recorded each one in your book.  (see all Psalm 56) 

     

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Psalm 139:7-12 Part 3 of 3

I can never escape from your Spirit!

    I can never get away from your presence!

If I go up to heaven, you are there;

    if I go down to the grave, you are there.

If I ride the wings of the morning,

    if I dwell by the farthest oceans,

even there your hand will guide me,

    and your strength will support me.

I could ask the darkness to hide me

    and the light around me to become night--

    but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.

To you the night shines as bright as day.

    Darkness and light are the same to you. 

     

I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night--but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you.

Job 22:12-14

"God is so great--higher than the heavens,

    higher than the farthest stars.

But you reply, 'That's why God can't see what I'm doing!

    How can he judge through the thick darkness?

For thick clouds swirl about him, and he cannot see us.

    He is way up there, walking on the vault of heaven.' "  (see all Job 22)

Job 34:21-22  

"For God watches how people live;

    he sees everything they do.

No darkness is thick enough

    to hide the wicked from his eyes."  (see all Job 34)

Daniel 2:22  

"He reveals deep and mysterious things

    and knows what lies hidden in darkness,

    though he is surrounded by light."  (see all Daniel 2)

1 John 1:5-7  

This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.  (see all 1 John 1) 

     

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Psalm 139:7-12 Part 2 of 3

I can never escape from your Spirit!

    I can never get away from your presence!

If I go up to heaven, you are there;

    if I go down to the grave, you are there.

If I ride the wings of the morning,

    if I dwell by the farthest oceans,

even there your hand will guide me,

    and your strength will support me.

I could ask the darkness to hide me

    and the light around me to become night--

    but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.

To you the night shines as bright as day.

    Darkness and light are the same to you. 

     

If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.

Psalm 23:2-3

He lets me rest in green meadows;

    he leads me beside peaceful streams.

    He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths,

    bringing honor to his name.  (see all Psalm 23) 

Psalm 108:6  

Now rescue your beloved people.

    Answer and save us by your power. 

Psalm 108:12-13  

Oh, please help us against our enemies,

    for all human help is useless.

With God's help we will do mighty things,

    for he will trample down our foes.  (see all Psalm 108)

Isaiah 41:8-10  

"But as for you, Israel my servant,

    Jacob my chosen one,

    descended from Abraham my friend,

I have called you back from the ends of the earth,

    saying, 'You are my servant.' 

For I have chosen you

    and will not throw you away.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you.

    Don't be discouraged, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you and help you.

    I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."  (see all Isaiah 41) 

     

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Psalm 139:7-12 Part 1 of 3

I can never escape from your Spirit!

    I can never get away from your presence!

If I go up to heaven, you are there;

    if I go down to the grave, you are there.

If I ride the wings of the morning,

    if I dwell by the farthest oceans,

even there your hand will guide me,

    and your strength will support me.

I could ask the darkness to hide me

    and the light around me to become night--

    but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.

To you the night shines as bright as day.

    Darkness and light are the same to you. 

     

I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!

Jeremiah 23:24

"Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?

    Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?"

    says the LORD.  (see all Jeremiah 23)

Jonah 1:3  

    But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.  (see all Jonah)

Psalm 51:11  

Do not banish me from your presence,

    and don't take your Holy Spirit from me.  (see all Psalm 51)

 

If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.  

Proverbs 15:11  

Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the LORD. 

    How much more does he know the human heart!

Amos 9:1-4  

    Then I saw a vision of the LORD standing beside the altar. He said,

"Strike the tops of the Temple columns,

    so that the foundation will shake.

Bring down the roof

    on the heads of the people below.

I will kill with the sword those who survive.

    No one will escape!

 

"Even if they dig down to the place of the dead,

    I will reach down and pull them up.

Even if they climb up to the heavens,

    I will bring them down.

Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel,

    I will search them out and capture them.

Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean,

    I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them.

Even if  their enemies drive them into exile,

    I will command the sword to kill them there.

I am determined to bring disaster on them

    and not to help them."  (see all Amos) 

     

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