Psalm 139:21

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Cross-references

Psalm 31:6 Parallel

Psalm 31:6 explicitly states hatred of those who regard lying vanities — directly parallel to hating those who hate God.

Psalm 26:5 Parallel

In Psalm 26:5, David similarly expresses hatred for the assembly of evildoers, paralleling the psalmist's hatred of God's enemies.

Psalm 119:136 expresses grief over those who break God's law — paralleling the psalmist's grief over enemies who rise against God.

Psalm 119:136 expresses grief over those who break God's law — paralleling the psalmist's grief over enemies who rise against God.

2 Chronicles 19:2 rebukes Jehoshaphat for loving those who hate the Lord — contrasting with the psalmist's hatred of God's enemies.

Mark 3:5 Parallel

Mark 3:5 shows Jesus angry and grieved at hard hearts—mirroring David's hatred of God's enemies with righteous indignation.

Romans 9:1-3 has Paul in anguish for his people—contrasting David's hatred with deep love and sorrow for the lost.

Revelation 2:6 praises hating the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which God also hates — directly mirroring the psalmist's hatred of God's enemies.

Amos 5:15 Parallel

Amos 5:15 commands hating evil, directly aligning with the psalmist's hatred of those who hate God.

Micah 3:2 Contrast

Micah 3:2 describes those who hate good, the opposite of the psalmist who hates evil — a direct contrast.

In Proverbs 29:27, the righteous consider the unjust an abomination, mirroring the psalmist's attitude toward God's enemies.

Luke 19:41 Contrast

Luke 19:41 weeps over Jerusalem's rejection—a contrasting response to David's hatred, showing grief instead of hostility.

1 Kings 22:4 shows Jehoshaphat allying with wicked Ahab—contrasting David's hatred of God's enemies by joining them.

2 Chronicles 18:3 repeats Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab—contrasting David's stance by aligning with an enemy of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:8 Related theme

Ecclesiastes 3:8 acknowledges a time to hate, supporting the idea that hatred has its proper place as in the psalm.