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28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Looking 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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-31)David, having denounced God’s wrath against his enemies, here takes God’s comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner, and without boasting. I. He pours out his complaint before God concerning the low condition he was in, which, probably, gave advantage to his enemies to insult over him: “ I am poor and needy , and therefore a proper object of pity, and one that needs and craves thy help.” 1.…
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