With our tongues we praise our Lord and Father. With our tongues we curse people. We do it even though people have been created to be like God.

我们用舌头颂赞那为主、为父的，又用舌头咒诅那照着神形像被造的人。

我们用舌头颂赞我们的主—我们的天父，又用舌头诅咒照着上帝形像被造的人。

我们用舌头颂赞我们的主—我们的天父，又用舌头诅咒照着神形像被造的人。

我们用舌头来赞美主和天父，也用舌头来咒诅照着上帝的形象被造的人。

我们用它来称颂我们的主和天父，又用它来咒诅照神的形象被造的人。

我们用这舌头颂赞我们的主——我们的父，又用这舌头来诅咒照着神的形像被造的人。

我們用舌頭頌讚那為主、為父的，又用舌頭咒詛那照着神形像被造的人。

我們用舌頭頌讚我們的主－我們的天父，又用舌頭詛咒照着上帝形像被造的人。

我們用舌頭頌讚我們的主－我們的天父，又用舌頭詛咒照着神形像被造的人。

我們用舌頭來讚美主和天父，也用舌頭來咒詛照著上帝的形像被造的人。

我們用它來稱頌我們的主和天父，又用它來咒詛照神的形象被造的人。

我們用舌頭祝頌那為主為父的，又用舌頭咒詛那依上帝之形相而受造的人。

我們用這舌頭頌讚我們的主——我們的父，又用這舌頭來詛咒照著神的形像被造的人。

我儕以之祝主即父、亦以詛依上帝形而造之人、

父上帝、我以舌祝之、世人被造、與上帝彷佛、我以舌詛之、

我儕以舌祝讚父天主、又以舌咒詛天主按己像所造之人、

吾人所用以讚美天主者舌也；所用以咒詛人者、亦舌也；然而人固天主之肖像也。

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.

Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in God’s likeness.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people, who have been made in the likeness of God;

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

We praise our Lord and Father with it, and we curse men who are made in God’s likeness with it.

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.

Many times you yourself have cursed others. Deep down inside, you know that’s true.

Then Peter began to curse and said to them,“ I don’t know the man!” Right away a rooster crowed.

They have sinned with their mouths. Their lips have spoken evil words. They have cursed me and lied. Let them be caught in their pride.

A man should not cover his head. He is the likeness and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man.

Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said,“ Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for what he did? He cursed you. And you are the Lord’ s anointed king.”

“ Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”( Psalm 10:7)

But here is what I tell you. Love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you.

His mouth is full of lies and warnings. With his tongue he speaks evil and makes trouble.

Then God said,“ Let us make human beings so that they are like us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”So God created human beings in his own likeness. He created them to be like himself. He created them as male and female.

David praised the Lord in front of the whole community. He said,“ Lord, we give you praise. You are the God of our father Israel. We give you praise for ever and ever.

All day long my tongue will say that you have done what is right. Those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame. They have not been honored.

So my heart is glad and joy is on my tongue. My whole body will be full of hope.

God, my heart feels secure. I will sing and make music to you with all my heart.

I will praise you as long as I live. I will call on your name when I lift up my hands in prayer.

King David approached Bahurim. As he did, a man came out toward him. The man was from the same family group that Saul was from. His name was Shimei. He was the son of Gera. As he came out of the town, he cursed David.

“ Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

Surely my enemies only want to pull me down from my place of honor. They take delight in telling lies. They bless me with what they say. But in their hearts they ask for bad things to happen to me.

So my heart is glad. Joy is on my tongue. My body also will be secure.

You always do what is right. My tongue will speak about it and praise you all day long.

Then David said to the whole community,“ Praise the Lord your God.” So all of them praised the Lord. He’s the God of their people who lived long ago. The whole community bowed low. They fell down flat with their faces toward the ground. They did it in front of the Lord and the king.

The people of Shechem went out into the fields. They gathered the grapes. They pressed the juice out of them by stomping on them. Then they held a feast in the temple of their god. While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.

I will thank the Lord at all times. My lips will always praise him.

Here is the written story of Adam’s family line. When God created human beings, he made them to be like him.

They loved to curse others. May their curses come back on them. They didn’t find any pleasure in giving anyone their blessing. May no blessing ever come to them.They cursed others as easily as they put on clothes. Cursing was as natural to them as getting a drink of water or putting olive oil on their bodies.

My spirit, wake up! Harp and lyre, wake up! I want to sing and make music before the sun rises.

You are the God who saves me. I have committed murder. God, take away my guilt. Then my tongue will sing about how right you are no matter what you do.

So my heart will sing your praises. I can’t keep silent. Lord, my God, I will praise you forever.

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings come from the heavenly world. They belong to us because we belong to Christ.

I will honor you, my God the King. I will praise your name for ever and ever.

I will praise the Lord with my mouth. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.

The Lord says,“ These people worship me only with their words. They honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me. Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules that they have been taught.

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.