Takeawayreproachand contemptfrom me, For I observeYour testimonies.
"My friendsare my scoffers;My eyeweepsto God.
Turnawaymy reproachwhichI dread,For Your ordinancesare good.
So I will havean answerfor him who reproachesme, For I trustin Your word.
Trustin the LORDand dogood;Dwellin the landand cultivatefaithfulness.
He will bringforthyour righteousnessas the lightAnd your judgmentas the noonday.
"Deliverme from allmy transgressions;Makeme not the reproachof the foolish.
As a shatteringof my bones,my adversariesrevileme, While they sayto me alldaylong, "Whereis your God?"
So,let us goout to Him outsidethe camp,bearingHis reproach.
For whatcreditis there if,when you sinand are harshly treated,you endureit with patience?But ifwhen you do what is rightand suffer[for it] you patiently endureit, this[finds] favorwith God.
But NabalansweredDavid'sservantsand said,"Whois David?And whois the sonof Jesse?There are manyservantstodaywho are eachbreakingawayfrom his master.
When Davidheardthat Nabalwas dead,he said,"Blessedbe the LORD,whohas pleadedthe causeof my reproachfrom the handof Nabaland has keptbackHis servantfrom evil.The LORDhas also returnedthe evildoingof Nabalon his own head."Then Davidsenta proposalto Abigail,to takeher as his wife.
