“O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
For they speak against You wickedly,
And Your enemies take Your name in vain.
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
I hate them with the utmost hatred...
If we go back and we read verses 20-21, it helps with the context here:
I believe Jesus’ mother Mary supported him, but she was human, so it could be that she thought he was out of his mind, too, yet that doesn’t fit with what I understand of her relationship with Jesus. But we do know that...