Psalms 109:25

Psalms 109:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
• New International Version (NIV)I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I also have become a reproach to them; When they look at me, they shake their heads.

Context of Psalms 109:25

23I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades; I am shaken off like the locust. 24My knees are unsteady from fasting; And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness. I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others; When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision]. 26Help me, O Lord my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness— 27And let them know that this is Your hand; You, Lord, have done it.

Psalms 109:25 word by word

וַאֲנִ֤י׀ הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I became also a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• they lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• upon me they shakedנוּעַnûa‛ · to shakeH5128
• their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Psalms 109:25

• Psalms 31:11Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace, Especially to my neighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me on the street run from me.
• Psalms 35:15But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; The slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; They slandered and reviled me without ceasing.
• Psalms 69:9For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
• Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written [in Scripture], “The reproaches of those who reproached You (the Father) fell on Me (the Son).”
• Hebrews 12:2[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].
• Hebrews 13:13So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His contempt [the disgrace and shame that He had to suffer].
• Psalms 22:6But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.
• Job 16:4I also could speak like you, If you were in my place; I could compose and join words together against you And shake my head at you.
• Isaiah 37:22this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: “She has shown contempt for you and mocked you, The Virgin Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem); She has shaken her head behind you, The Daughter of Jerusalem!
• Matthew 27:39Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],

Commentaries on Psalms 109:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25When they looked upon me they soaked their heads - Thus was David treated by Shimei, 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:6, and our blessed Lord by the Jews, Matthew 27:39.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25I became also a reproach unto them - They reproached or reviled me as a bad man. Compare the notes at Psalm 22:6. The plural here - “unto them” - shows that there were more than one to whom the psalm had reference, though one of them was so prominent that a considerable part of the psalm might properly be spoken of him alone. When they looked upon me, they shaked their heads - In contempt. See Psalm 22:7. Compare Matthew 27:39.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The psalmist takes God's comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner. He was troubled in mind. His body was wasted, and almost worn away. But it is better to have leanness in the body, while the soul prospers and is in health, than to have leanness in the soul, while the body is feasted. He was ridiculed and reproached by his enemies. But if God bless us, we need not care who curses us; for how can they curse whom God has not cursed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25Feeling vulnerable and miserable, the psalmist asks his Lord for help. The accusations have crushed his spirit and drained his physical strength.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. Taunts and reproaches aggravate his afflicted and feeble state (Psa 22:6, 7).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 109:25

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Gesture
• God
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 109

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings