Psalms 44:16

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵ My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹⁸ Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: at the voice of the scorner and reviler, because of the enemy, bent on revenge.
KJV: For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
WEB: at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.
ASV: For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.
DARBY: Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.
BLB: at the voice of a reproacher and reviler, from the face of the enemy and avenger.

ÅB: når jeg hører spotteren og håneren, når jeg ser fienden og den hevngjerrige.
OTB: På grunn av stemmen til den som håner og håner,
På grunn av fienden og hevneren.
B1930: når jeg hører spotteren og håneren, når jeg ser fienden og den hevngjerrige.

Psalms 8:2
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
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Psalms 74:22–23
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
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Psalms 74:18
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
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Psalms 74:10
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
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Isaiah 37:17
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
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Isaiah 37:3–4
And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
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Psalms 79:12
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
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Isaiah 37:23–24
Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
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