16 Because of the voice of him who reproaches and reviles,
(A)Because of the enemy and the avenger.

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16 at the taunts(A) of those who reproach and revile(B) me,
    because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.(C)

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(A)Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have [a]ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence (B)the enemy and the avenger.

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  1. Psalm 8:2 established

Through the praise of children and infants
    you have established a stronghold(A) against your enemies,
    to silence the foe(B) and the avenger.

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22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man [a]reproaches You daily.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies;
The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.

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  1. Psalm 74:22 reviles or taunts

22 Rise up,(A) O God, and defend your cause;
    remember how fools(B) mock you all day long.
23 Do not ignore the clamor(C) of your adversaries,(D)
    the uproar(E) of your enemies,(F) which rises continually.

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18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord,
And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.

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18 Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
    how foolish people(A) have reviled your name.

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10 O God, how long will the adversary [a]reproach?
Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?

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  1. Psalm 74:10 revile

10 How long(A) will the enemy mock(B) you, God?
    Will the foe revile(C) your name forever?

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23 “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice,
And lifted up your eyes on high?
Against the Holy One of Israel.
24 By your servants you have reproached the Lord,
And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter its farthest height,
To its fruitful forest.

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23 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(A)
    Against whom have you raised your voice(B)
and lifted your eyes in pride?(C)
    Against the Holy One(D) of Israel!
24 By your messengers
    you have ridiculed the Lord.
And you have said,
    ‘With my many chariots(E)
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
    the utmost heights(F) of Lebanon.(G)
I have cut down its tallest cedars,
    the choicest of its junipers.(H)
I have reached its remotest heights,
    the finest of its forests.

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17 (A)Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and (B)hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

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17 Give ear, Lord, and hear;(A) open your eyes, Lord, and see;(B) listen to all the words Sennacherib(C) has sent to ridicule(D) the living God.(E)

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And they said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of (A)trouble and rebuke and [a]blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth. It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to (B)reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”

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  1. Isaiah 37:3 contempt

They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress(A) and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth(B) and there is no strength to deliver them. It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule(C) the living God,(D) and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard.(E) Therefore pray(F) for the remnant(G) that still survives.”

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12 And return to our neighbors (A)sevenfold into their bosom
(B)Their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

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12 Pay back into the laps(A) of our neighbors seven times(B)
    the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.

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