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Psalms 22:7
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God and the surrounding community while experiencing intense public ridicule. The moment captures the peak of his humiliation as onlookers react to his suffering.
The words — יַלְעִ֣גוּ (yal.'I.gu) = they mock; יָנִ֥יעוּ (ya.Ni.'u) = they shake. These verbs describe the active, physical contempt directed at the speaker.
The thread — The identical mockery and head-shaking appear in Mark 15:29, Matthew 27:39, and Psalms 109:25. These passages track the repeated pattern of public scorn directed at the righteous sufferer.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that righteous suffering often manifests as visible, physical contempt from observers. It requires the reader to observe how mockery operates through gesture and speech, setting up the immediate contrast with the call to trust in the LORD.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Cross-references
- Mark 15:29 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- Matthew 27:39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Psalms 109:25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
- Luke 23:11 And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.
- Matthew 26:66 What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
- Matthew 27:29 And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- Mark 15:20 After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.
- Psalms 44:14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
- Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
- Job 16:4 I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.