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Psalm 123:4

New Century Version

We have suffered many insults from lazy people and much cruelty from the proud.

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But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite officer, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they made fun of us and laughed at us. They said, “What are you doing? Are you turning against the king?”

Those who are comfortable don’t care that others have trouble; they think it right that those people should have troubles.

I also could speak as you do if you were in my place. I could make great speeches against you and shake my head at you.

Proud people always make fun of me, but I do not reject your teachings.

Women, you are calm now, but you should shake with fear. Women, you feel safe now, but you should tremble. Take off your nice clothes and put rough cloth around your waist to show your sadness.

You women who are calm now, stand up and listen to me. You women who feel safe now, hear what I say.

“The people of Moab have never known trouble. They are like wine left to settle; they have never been poured from one jar to another. They have not been taken into captivity. So they taste as they did before, and their smell has not changed.

Moab, you made fun of Israel. Israel was caught in the middle of a gang of thieves. When you spoke about Israel, you shook your head and acted as if you were better than it.

“We have heard that the people of Moab are proud, very proud. They are proud, very proud, and in their hearts they think they are important.”

How terrible it will be for those who have an easy life in Jerusalem, for those who feel safe living on Mount Samaria. You think you are the important people of the best nation in the world; the Israelites come to you for help.

(All the people of Athens and those from other countries who lived there always used their time to talk about the newest ideas.)

When the people heard about Jesus being raised from the dead, some of them laughed. But others said, “We will hear more about this from you later.”

While Paul was saying these things to defend himself, Festus said loudly, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Too much study has driven you crazy!”

When they tell evil lies about us, we speak nice words about them. Even today, we are treated as though we were the garbage of the world—the filth of the earth.

When Goliath looked at David and saw that he was only a boy, tanned and handsome, he looked down on David with disgust.




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