Psalms 109:28 Cross References - BBE

²⁸ They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

¹² And God said to Balaam, You are not to go with them, or put a curse on this people, for they have my blessing.

²⁰ See, I have had orders to give blessing: and he has given a blessing which I have no power to take away.

²³ No evil power has effect against Jacob, no secret arts against Israel; at the right time it will be said of Jacob and of Israel, See what God has done!

¹⁰ And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so? ¹¹ And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, You see how my son, the offspring of my body, has made designs against my life: how much more then may this Benjamite do so? Let him be, and let him go on cursing; for the Lord has given him orders. ¹² It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today. ¹³ So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.

¹⁷ As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

¹³ For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed: ¹⁴ My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit. ¹⁵ And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name: ¹⁶ So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.

²² So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

² Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.