While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.
He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
But God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them. You must not put a curse on those people, because they are blessed.”
I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
There is no divination against Jacob, no evil omens against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.