With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.
They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,
Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?”
“Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.
“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.
He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!
A Song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being!
And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.
So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.
Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.
Then David said to all the assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.
Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
When King David came to Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came he cursed continually.
And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
A Song of Praise. Of David. I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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