Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.
New American Standard Bible
When they arise, they shall be ashamed,
But Your
King James Version
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Holman Bible
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will rejoice.
International Standard Version
They will curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, while your servant rejoices.
A Conservative Version
Let them curse, but bless thou. When they arise, they shall be put to shame, but thy servant shall rejoice.
American Standard Version
Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice.
Amplified
Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.
Bible in Basic English
They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.
Darby Translation
Let them curse, but bless thou; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.
Julia Smith Translation
They will curse and thou wilt bless: they arose and they shall be ashamed; and thy servant shall be glad.
King James 2000
Let them curse, but you bless: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let your servant rejoice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let them curse, but you bless. [When] they arise, let them be put to shame, that your servant may be glad.
Modern King James verseion
They will curse, but You will bless; they arise, and are ashamed; but let Your servant rejoice.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Though they curse, yet bless thou; and let them be confounded, that rise up against me. But let thy servant rejoice.
NET Bible
They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.
New Heart English Bible
They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
The Emphasized Bible
They, may curse if, thou, wilt bless, - Mine assailants, shall be ashamed, but, thy servant, shall rejoice;
Webster
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
World English Bible
They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 109:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Against An Enemy
27 And they know that this is Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it. 28 They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice. 29 Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe is their shame.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Numbers 22:12
and God saith unto Balaam, 'Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it is blessed.'
Numbers 23:20
Lo, to bless I have received: Yea, He blesseth, and I can not reverse it.
Numbers 23:23
For no enchantment is against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!
2 Samuel 16:10-13
And the king saith, 'What -- to me and to you, O sons of Zeruiah? for -- let him revile; even because Jehovah hath said to him, Revile David; and who saith, Wherefore hast Thou done so?'
Psalm 109:17
And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
Isaiah 65:13-16
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, My servants do eat, and ye do hunger, Lo, My servants do drink, and ye do thirst, Lo, My servants rejoice, and ye are ashamed,
John 16:22
'And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; and again I will see you, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one doth take from you,
Hebrews 12:2
looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;