Psalms 59:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But you, O LORD, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 2:4 : 4 The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.
  • Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.
  • Prov 1:26 : 26 so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,
  • Matt 18:17 : 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.
  • Ps 59:5 : 5 You, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers!(Selah)
  • 1 Sam 19:15-16 : 15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying,“Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.” 16 When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat’s hair at its head.

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    4The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.

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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

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    6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

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    26so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,

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    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

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    7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.

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    21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with gladness.

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    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

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    42You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice.

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    60You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me.

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    22this is what the LORD says about him:“The virgin daughter Zion despises you– she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

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    18Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O LORD, and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

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    22You will laugh at destruction and famine and need not be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

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    51Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps.

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    21This is what the LORD says about him:“The virgin daughter Zion despises you, she makes fun of you; Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you.

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