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Psalms 109:17
Psalms 109:17 is verse 17 of Psalms chapter 109, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
King James Version
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
World English Bible
Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
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Psalms 109:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
16 For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
17 The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
18 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 52:4You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 59:12By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
Psalms 59:13Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
Ezekiel 35:6therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.
Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
2 Thessalonians 2:10and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
2 Thessalonians 2:11For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”