3553. That thy soul may bless me. That this signifies conjunction, is evident from the signification of “to be blessed,” as being conjunction (see n. 3504, 3514, 3530).

3530. And I shall bring upon me a curse and not a blessing. That this signifies disjunction, is evident from the signification of a “curse,” as being disjunction, or a turning away from good (n. 245, 379, 1423); and from the signification of a “blessing,” as being conjunction with good (n. 3504, 3514).