The Meaning of Psalms 139:22 Explained

Psalms 139:22

KJV: I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

YLT: With perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.

Darby: I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies.

ASV: I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 139:22?

MEANING: What does Psalms 139:22 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 139:22 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 139:22?

What is the context of Psalms 139:22?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

What does Psalms 139:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 139:14-24 - God's Thoughts And Ours

God's creative power, Psalms 139:14-18. The psalmist goes back to the beginning of life and describes the weaving of our physical nature. Here we may discover a suggestive analogy; for the Church, which is the Body of Christ, has been wrought in secret from its earliest beginnings, and its development continues preparatory to the manifestation in complete beauty and glory at the Lord's coming. "When He shall be manifested, we shall be manifested with Him in glory," Colossians 3:1-4. Remember, also, that the Christ-life in our hearts is subject to the same secret processes.

The psalm closes with the saints' antagonism to evil, Psalms 139:19-24. The more they meditate on the precious thoughts of God, the more they desire to be freed from the tyranny of evil, whether it shows itself in the ways of evil men or in the inward evil of the heart. Our one cry should be that God would lead us in the way, which is based on eternal principles and which winds ever upward from the lowland valleys, where we have dwelt too long, to those glorious uplands, where God Himself is Sun. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 139

¹ David praises God for his all-seeing providence
¹⁷ And for this infinite mercies
¹⁹ He defies the wicked
²³ He prays for sincerity

What do the individual words in Psalms 139:22 mean?

With perfect hatred I hate them my enemies count them I

תַּכְלִ֣ית שִׂנְאָ֣ה שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים הָ֣יוּ לִֽי

תַּכְלִ֣ית	With perfect
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תַּכְלִית Sense: end, perfection, consummation, completion, completeness.
שִׂנְאָ֣ה	hatred
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׂנְאָה Sense: hating, hatred, hate.
שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים	I hate them
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural Root: שָׂנֵא Sense: to hate, be hateful.
לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים	my enemies
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: אֹיֵב Sense: (Qal) enemy.
הָ֣יוּ	count them
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 139:22?

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 139:22

		Psalms 101:3-8 [2]
		Luke 14:26 [2]