Bible Strands
Psalms 102:8
All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks from a state of prolonged insomnia and isolation, describing his current experience of relentless opposition while surrounded by hostile observers.
The words — The Hebrew verbs חֵרְפוּנִי (cherufini) and נִשְׁבְּעוּ (nishbe'u) indicate that the psalmist's adversaries continuously taunt him and actively swear curses against him.
The thread — This pattern of hostile mockery and cursing directed at the righteous appears in Psalms 69:9, Isaiah 65:15, and Acts 26:11.
Why it lands — The verse first records the psalmist's factual account of daily verbal abuse before any theological meaning is applied. It requires the reader to acknowledge sustained hostility as a concrete, observable reality in the life of the afflicted.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Cross-references
- Acts 26:11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
- Psalms 69:9 because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
- Isaiah 65:15 You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Acts 23:12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 31:11 Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
- Psalms 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
- Psalms 89:51 how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
- Acts 7:54 On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Romans 15:3 For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”