Psalms 109:25

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Psalms 109:25 in Other Translations

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

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.

25 I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

25 I'm a joke in poor taste to those who see me; they take one look and shake their heads.

25 I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads [in scorn].

Psalms 109:25 Meaning and Commentary

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 ) .

Psalms 109:25 In-Context

23 I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

24 My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

26 Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love.

27 Let them know that it is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 22:6
• 2. S Job 16:4; S Matthew 27:39; Mark 15:29