Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 139:19

19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked , O God: depart from me therefore , ye bloody men .

And as thou hast precious and gracious thoughts towards me and all that love and fear thee, so thou hast other kinds of thoughts and purposes towards wicked men, such as thou knowest mine enemies to be, even to destroy them utterly.

I renounce your friendship and society. I will not partake with you in your sins, lest I should also partake of your plagues.

Heb. ye men of blood, either, 1. passively, deserving death, or guilty of blood or of death, as the phrase is, Numb. 35. 27, 31. Mat. 26. 66. Or rather, 2. actively, blood-thirsty, or shedders of blood, as this phrase is generally taken, as 2 Sam. 16. 8. Psal. 26. 9. & 55. 24. & 59. 3. Having called them wicked men in general, he now gives a particular account of their wickedness, they were unjust and cruel towards men, and withal profane and impious towards God, as he tells us in the next verse.