Psalms 139:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jude 1:15 : 15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict every person of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds that they have committed, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways. 15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
  • Ps 2:1-3 : 1 Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king. 3 They say,“Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”
  • Ps 73:8-9 : 8 They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence. 9 They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.
  • Ps 74:18 : 18 Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!
  • Ps 74:22-23 : 22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! Remember how fools insult you all day long! 23 Do not disregard what your enemies say, or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you.
  • Isa 37:23 : 23 Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
  • Isa 37:28-29 : 28 I know where you live and everything you do and how you rage against me. 29 Because you rage against me and the uproar you create has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came.”
  • Rev 13:6 : 6 So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God– to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.

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    21O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

    22I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!

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  • Ps 83:2-3
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    2For look, your enemies are making a commotion; those who hate you are hostile.

    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Ps 139:19
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    19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

  • Ps 25:19
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    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

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    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

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    18Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

    3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

  • Ps 38:19-20
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    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

    20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

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    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

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    16before the vindictive enemy who ridicules and insults me.

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    10How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

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    51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

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    8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

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    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

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    10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

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    41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

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    26For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

    27Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

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  • Ps 54:5
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    72%

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