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psalm_109:28

Psalm 109:28

Hebrew
יְקַֽלְלוּ הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
קָ֤מוּ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח
ESV
Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!
NIV
They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be put to shame, but your servant will rejoice.
NLT
Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!
LXX
καταράσονται αὐτοίplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
σὺ εὐλογήσεις οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐπανιστανόμενοί μοι αἰσχυνθήτωσαν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
δοῦλός σου εὐφρανθήσεται
KJV
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

Psalm 109:27 ← Psalm 109:28 → Psalm 109:29

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