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Psalms 139:21

Psalms 139:21

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

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.

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