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Psalms 109:28

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Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
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  1. Numbers 23:20Rank 1 from verse 28
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    20Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

  2. John 16:22Rank 2 from verse 28
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    22And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  3. Hebrews 12:2Rank 3 from verse 28
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  4. Numbers 22:12Rank 4 from verse 28
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    12And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

  5. Psalms 109:17Rank 5 from verse 28
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    17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

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Psalms 109:28

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

curse

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Sense 1: A pronouncement, sentence, or imposed condition of evil, loss, or judgment; an oath invoking such a penalty. Sense 2: As a verb, to pronounce judgment or evil upon, condemn, or revile.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ashamed

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1. Brought to shame, dishonour, confusion, or disappointed expectation. 2. Feeling or showing shame or embarrassment because of conduct, condition, or exposure. 3. Unwilling or reluctant to own, acknowledge, associate with, or do something because of shame.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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27That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.

28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

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29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

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