Psalm 139:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!

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

English Standard Version
Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!

Berean Study Bible
O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—

New American Standard Bible
If only You would put the wicked to death, God; Leave me, you men of bloodshed.

NASB 1995
O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

NASB 1977
O that Thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

Amplified Bible
O that You would kill the wicked, O God; Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

Christian Standard Bible
God, if only you would kill the wicked — you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me —

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God, if only You would kill the wicked-- you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me--

Contemporary English Version
How I wish that you would kill all cruel and heartless people and protect me from them!

Good News Translation
O God, how I wish you would kill the wicked! How I wish violent people would leave me alone!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I wish that you would kill wicked people, O God, and that bloodthirsty people would leave me alone.

International Standard Version
God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,

NET Bible
If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

New King James Version
Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

King James 2000 Bible
Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, you bloody men.

New Heart English Bible
If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men.

World English Bible
If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!

American King James Version
Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, you bloody men.

American Standard Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

A Faithful Version
Surely You will slay the wicked, O God; therefore you bloody men, depart from me,

Darby Bible Translation
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O +God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.

English Revised Version
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

Webster's Bible Translation
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Oh that thou wouldest slay, O God, the wicked and bloody men, to whom I say, Depart ye from mee:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For truely thou wylt slay O Lord the wicked man: and the blood thirstie men to whom I euer say depart ye from me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Wilt thou not slaye ye wicked (oh God) that the bloudethyrstie mighte departe fro me?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do You slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

Young's Literal Translation
Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!

Smith's Literal Translation
Surely thou wilt kill the unjust one, O God: and ye men of bloods, depart from me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me:

Catholic Public Domain Version
O God, if only you would cut down sinners. You men of blood: depart from me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Surely you will kill the sinners, oh God, and men of blood will pass from me!

Lamsa Bible
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God; depart from me therefore, you bloody men.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God-- Depart from me therefore, ye men of blood;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, ye men of blood.
















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