The Better Choice

¹⁹ If only, God, you would kill the wicked! If only murderers would get away from me ²⁰ the people who talk about you, but only for wicked schemes; the people who are your enemies, who use your name as if it were of no significance. ²¹ Don’t I hate everyone who hates you? Don’t I despise those who attack you? ²² Yes, I hate them—through and through! They’ve become my enemies too. ²³ Examine me, God! Look at my heart! Put me to the test! Know my anxious thoughts! ²⁴ Look to see if there is any idolatrous way in me, then lead me on the eternal path!