Turn away my reproach which I have dreaded, for Your Justice is good.

So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your Word.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.

As with a shattering of my bones, my enemies have reproached me, while they say daily to me, Where is your God?

You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, by which You established Your inheritance when it was weary.

The Lord gave the Word; great was the host of those who proclaimed it.

Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us! For we are more than enough held in contempt.

Our soul has more than enough of the derision of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud who oppress us.

And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days breaking away each one from his master.

And when David heard that Nabal had died, he said, Blessed is Jehovah, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil! For Jehovah has returned the evil of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

Also Shimei said thus when he cursed: Get out! Get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

Jehovah has returned upon you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and Jehovah has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. So now you are caught in your own evil, because you are a man of blood!

My friends scorn me; my eyes pour out tears to God.

How long will you torment my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

These ten times you have reproached me; you are not ashamed that you have wronged me.

Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

Trust in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness.

And He will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.

For what praise is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you endure it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you endure it patiently, this is favorable with God.

having a good conscience, that when they speak against you as evildoers, those who falsely accuse your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.

For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

If you are reproached for the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. According to them He is blasphemed, but according to you He is glorified.

Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.