18I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand, I rose up and am still with thee.
19If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me:
20Because you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain.
21Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: and pined away because of thy enemies?
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Psalm 138:18–21 — The New International Version (NIV)
18Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
19If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
21Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
Psalm 138:18–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)
18If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.
19Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
20They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
Psalm 138:18–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee.
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Psalm 138:18–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)
18I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
19O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
Get out of my life, you murderers!
20They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.
21O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
Psalm 138:18–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
18If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
Psalm 138:18–21 — New Century Version (NCV)
18If I could count them,
they would be more than all the grains of sand.
When I wake up,
I am still with you.
19God, I wish you would kill the wicked!
Get away from me, you murderers!
20They say evil things about you.
Your enemies use your name thoughtlessly.
21Lord, I hate those who hate you;
I hate those who rise up against you.
Psalm 138:18–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee.
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
20For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Psalm 138:18–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
18If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee. 19Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O †God! And ye men of blood, depart from me. 20For they speak of thee wickedly, they take thy name in vain, thine enemies. 21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
Psalm 138:18–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18If I try to count them,
there would be more of them than there are grains of sand.
When I wake up, I am still with you.
19I wish that you would kill wicked people, O God,
and that bloodthirsty people would leave me alone.
20They say wicked things about you.
Your enemies misuse your name.
21Shouldn’t I hate those who hate you, O Lord?
Shouldn’t I be disgusted with those who attack you?
Psalm 138:18–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;
when I wake up, I am still with You.
19God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me —
20who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.
21Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?
Psalm 138:18–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18I try to count them—they are more than the sand;
I come to the end—I am still with you.
19O that you would kill the wicked, O God,
and that the bloodthirsty would depart from me—
20those who speak of you maliciously,
and lift themselves up against you for evil!
21Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
Psalm 138:18–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18If I should count them,
they would outnumber the sand.
I awaken, and I am still with you.
19If only you would kill the wicked, O God—
so get away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
20who speak against you deceitfully.
Your enemies take your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those who hate you, O Yahweh?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
Psalm 138:18–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18If I could count them,
they would be more than the grains of sand.
If I were to fall asleep counting and then wake up,
you would still be there with me.
19God, I wish you would kill the people who are evil!
I wish those murderers would get away from me!
20They are your enemies. They misuse your name.
They misuse it for their own evil purposes.
21Lord, I really hate those who hate you!
I really hate those who rise up against you!
Psalm 138:18–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
18If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.
19O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
20For they speak against You wickedly,
And Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
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