Psalms 139:19-24 CSB

God, 

if only you would kill the wicked - you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me - who invoke you deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you falsely.

Lord, 

dont I hate those who hate you, 

and detest those who rebel against you?

I hate them with extreme hatred; 

I consider them my enemies.

Search me, 

God, 

and know my heart; 

test me and know my concerns.

See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.

Psalms 139:19-24 CSB

This part of Ps 139 about hating people, putting people in categories against God & against David seems to be the least popular part of this song.

It's like this should be part of a different song, not this beautiful picture we have in the first part.

Yet it's here. 

It seems that David is doing what he asks God to do, examine his heart, test what's there, and he gives us a slice of what is there, he's being honest with himself, and honest with God, and asks God to check him out, to see if his thoughts are OK or offensive to the One who saw him knit together in his Mum's womb.

Are we OK to be that bold?

To know that we're known by the Eternal, yet He still wants to hear our hearts, all the good, the bad, the ugly that is in us, and, and, and, we are Beloved.

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