Psalms 109:25
The people who accuse me make fun of me; when they see me, they insult me by shaking their heads at me as though I were an evil man.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
In Context
26Yahweh, my God, help me! Because you faithfully love me, rescue me!
Cross References
Job 16:4If it were you three and not I who were suffering, I could say the things that you are saying; I could make great speeches to criticize/condemn you, and I could shake my head at you to ridicule you.
Psalms 22:7Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and insult me by shaking their heads at me as though I were an evil man. They say,
Psalms 31:11All of my enemies make fun of me, and even my neighbors despise me. Even my friends are afraid of me because they think I am being punished by God, and when they see me on the streets, they run away.
Psalms 69:9Some people have despised your temple; but my zeal for keeping your temple holy is like a fire burning inside me. So it is as though those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
Psalms 69:19You know that I am insulted and that people cause me to feel ashamed and dishonored; you know who all my enemies are.
Matthew 27:39The people who were passing by insulted him by shaking their heads as if he were an evil man.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:22-31
Humble Petitions; Triumphing in God. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That… Read the whole commentary →