Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where {is} their God? {rule over: or, use a byword against}

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

Iniquities prevail against me: {as for} our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. {iniquities: Heb. Words, or, Matters of iniquities}

He shall send from heaven, and save me {from} the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. {from the...: or, he reproacheth him that}

Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: {and} my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. {bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods}

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, {and} said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen {it}.

Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: {bloody...: Heb. man of blood}

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments {are} good.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. {JESUS: that is, Saviour, Heb}

For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it {is} great.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

Remember this, {that} the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and {that} the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments {are} good.

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. {Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal}

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself {thus}; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed {to the yoke}: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou {art} the LORD my God.