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Words Reveal the Heart
Commentators explain that the wicked are identified not just by their actions, but by their words. They "speak against thee wickedly" through open blasphemy, profanity, or by promoting a false, diminished view of God. As Albert Barnes notes, this verbal opposition to God is a clear sign of a heart at enmity with Him, prompting the psalmist's desire for separation.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 139:20
18th Century
Theologian
For they speak against thee wickedly - This is one form or manifestation of their character as wicked people, that they speak malic…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 139:20
19th Century
Bishop
For they speak. —A better translation is, Who rebel against you. This is actually the reading of the fifth of the Greek t…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 139:20–22
19th Century
Preacher
For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain. Do I not hate them, O LORD, that hate you? And am I not grieved w…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 139:20
16th Century
Theologian
Who have spoken of you wickedly. He indicates the extent to which the wicked proceed when God spares them and refrains from punishing them…
John Gill
On Psalms 139:20
17th Century
Pastor
For they speak against you wickedly
Against his being, his perfections, his purposes, his providences, his doctrines…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 139:17–24
17th Century
Minister
God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are profound, such that they cannot be fully known. We cannot comprehend how many mercies we have rece…