Psalms 109:25

I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
reproach	חֶרְפָּ֣ה cher.Pah	H2781	contumely · noun, common feminine singular absolute
looked	יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי yir.'U.ni	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix
shaked	יְנִיע֥וּן ye.ni.'Un	H5128	to waver · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
heads	רֹאשָֽׁם ro.Sham	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 22:6-7 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Psalms 69:19-20 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
Romans 15:3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Psalms 69:9-12 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Job 16:4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Psalms 31:11-13 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without f…
Psalms 35:15-16 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew…
Isaiah 37:22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn;…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:21–end

David, having denounced God's wrath against his enemies, here takes God's comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner, and without boasting. I. He pours out his complaint before God concerning the low condition he was in, which, probably, gave advantage to his enemies to insult over him: "I am poor and needy, and therefore a proper object of pity, and one that needs and craves thy help." 1. He was troubled in mind (Psa 109:22): My heart is wounded within me, not only broken with outward troubles, which sometimes prostrate and sink the spirits, but wounded with a sense of guilt; and a wounded spirit who can bear? who can heal? 2. He apprehended himself drawing near to his end: I am gone…

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John Gill on Psalms 109:25

I became also a reproach unto them,.... Or they reproached him; not only in life, traducing his conversation, blaspheming his miracles, calling him a Samaritan, saying he had a devil, and charging him with sedition; but at the time of his death they reviled him, and treated him in the most opprobrious manner. When they looked upon me, they shaked their heads; which was verified in the Jews as they passed by the cross of Christ, whither they came to stare upon him and scoff at him, Matthew 27:39.

John Calvin on Psalms 109:21-27

Psalm 109:21-27 21. And thou, O Jehovah my Lord! undertake for me, for thy name's sake; deliver me, because thy mercy is good; 22. Because I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23. I walk about as a shadow when it declineth. [313] I am tossed as the locust. [314] 24. My knees are become feeble through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25. But I became a reproach to them; when they see me they shake their head. 26. Help me, O Jehovah my God! save me according to thy mercy: 27. And they shall know that this is thy hand, and that thou, O Jehovah! hast done it. 21 And thou, O Jehovah my Lord! From the pouring out of complaints and imprecations against his enemies, the…

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Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

"Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to Your mercy" [Psalm 109:25]. This may be referred to the whole, both to the Head and to the body: to the Head, owing to His having taken the form of a servant; to the body, on account of the servants themselves. For He might even in them have said unto God, "Help Me:" and, "O save Me:" as in them He said unto Paul, "Why do you persecute Me"? [Acts 9:4] The following words, "according to Your mercy," describe grace given gratuitously, not according to the merit of works.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 109

And I have become a reproach to them. For they called me a Samaritan, and said: "By Beelzebub, the prince of demons, he casts out demons." "Is not this the son of Joseph the carpenter? are not his brothers and sisters all with us?" And again: "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days." And again: "Let us see whether Elijah comes to save him." He was calling out "Eli, Eli," which is "My God, my God"; and they thought it was Elijah. See the untutored Jews. Did the Son of God ask for the help of Elijah? They saw me, and they shook their heads. Why did they shake their heads? because they had already moved their feet as well.
— Jerome, Homily 35, on Psalm 108

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Dictionary and topics

Head · Derision expressed by shaking — Derision expressed by shaking
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 109:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:21–end

John Gill on Psalms 109:25

John Calvin on Psalms 109:21-27

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 109:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:21–end

John Gill on Psalms 109:25

John Calvin on Psalms 109:21-27

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 109:23

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 109:25