Psalm 139:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸I try to count them—they are more than the sand;
I come to the end^[a]—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!^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 139:18 Or I awake
Psalm 139:20 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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