Psalms 109:28
They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
In Context
27that they may know that this is your hand; that you, LORD, have done it.
Cross References
Numbers 22:12God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
Numbers 23:23Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘What has God done!’
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on the wrong done to me, and that the LORD will repay me good for the cursing of me today.”
Proverbs 26:2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
Isaiah 65:14Behold, my servants will sing for joy of heart, but you will cry for sorrow of heart, and will wail for anguish of spirit.
Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:22-31
Humble Petitions; Triumphing in God. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That… Read the whole commentary →