Psalms 109:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 22:12 : 12 But God said to Balaam,“You must not go with them; you must not curse the people, for they are blessed.”
  • Num 23:20 : 20 Indeed, I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
  • Num 23:23 : 23 For there is no spell against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel. At this time it must be said of Jacob and of Israel,‘Look at what God has done!’
  • 2 Sam 16:10-13 : 10 But the king said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him,‘Curse David!’, who can say to him,‘Why have you done this?’” 11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants,“My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the LORD has spoken to him. 12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.” 13 So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.
  • Ps 109:17 : 17 He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.
  • Isa 65:13-16 : 13 So this is what the Sovereign LORD says:“Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated! 14 Look, my servants will shout for joy as happiness fills their hearts! But you will cry out as sorrow fills your hearts; you will wail because your spirits will be crushed. 15 Your names will live on in the curse formulas of my chosen ones. The Sovereign LORD will kill you, but he will give his servants another name. 16 Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God; whoever makes an oath in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God. For past problems will be forgotten; I will no longer think about them.
  • John 16:22 : 22 So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 109:29
    81%

    29My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.

  • Ps 109:27
    80%

    27Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it.

  • Ps 35:26-27
    2 verses
    79%

    26May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

    27May those who desire my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! May they continually say,“May the LORD be praised, for he wants his servant to be secure.”

  • Ps 40:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

    15May those who say to me,“Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!

  • Ps 109:17-20
    4 verses
    75%

    17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

    18He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.

    19May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually!

    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

  • Lam 3:65
    74%

    65Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

  • Luke 6:28
    74%

    28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

  • Ps 83:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O LORD.

    17May they be humiliated and continually terrified! May they die in shame!

  • Rom 12:14
    73%

    14Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

  • Job 3:8
    73%

    8Let those who curse the day curse it– those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

  • Jer 17:18
    73%

    18May those who persecute me be disgraced. Do not let me be disgraced. May they be dismayed. Do not let me be dismayed. Bring days of disaster on them. Bring on them the destruction they deserve.”

  • Ps 35:4
    73%

    4May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • 2 Sam 16:12
    72%

    12Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”

  • Ps 70:2
    72%

    2May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 37:22
    72%

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Ps 62:4
    72%

    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Isa 26:11
    72%

    11O LORD, you are ready to act, but they don’t even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.

  • Num 23:8
    72%

    8How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?

  • Ps 140:9
    72%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 109:15
    72%

    15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

  • Ps 71:13
    72%

    13May my accusers be humiliated and defeated! May those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace!

  • Jer 18:23
    72%

    23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

  • Deut 33:11
    72%

    11Bless, O LORD, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.

  • Ps 139:20
    72%

    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

  • Ps 5:11
    71%

    11But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

  • Ps 59:12
    71%

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

  • Job 8:22
    71%

    22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

  • Ps 102:8
    71%

    8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

  • Ps 35:19
    71%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

  • Ps 35:24
    71%

    24Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

  • Gen 27:29
    71%

    29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. You will be lord over your brothers, and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

  • Ps 119:78
    71%

    78May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.

  • Ps 129:8
    71%

    8Those who pass by will not say,“May you experience the LORD’s blessing! We pronounce a blessing on you in the name of the LORD.

  • Ps 69:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

    28May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

  • Ps 41:10
    71%

    10As for you, O LORD, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!”

  • Ps 109:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

    7When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

  • Prov 24:25
    70%

    25But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

  • Ps 129:5
    70%

    5May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back!

  • Ps 31:16
    70%

    16Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

  • Ps 132:9
    70%

    9May your priests be clothed with integrity! May your loyal followers shout for joy!

  • Prov 30:10
    70%

    10Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

  • Job 27:7
    70%

    7The Condition of the Wicked“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.