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 explicitly states hatred of those who regard lying vanities — directly parallel to hating those who hate God.
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 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 commands hating evil, directly aligning with the psalmist's hatred of those who hate God.
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 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 acknowledges a time to hate, supporting the idea that hatred has its proper place as in the psalm.