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Psalms 22:7

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
Psalms 22:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
8Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah; Let him deliver him: Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.
9But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother`s breasts.
10I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Because for thy sake I have borne reproach, etc.] Being reckoned a sinner, called a deceiver, said to be a Samaritan, and to have a devil; with many other reproaches, which he bore patiently for the sake of the word and worship of God, and for the sake of the glory of God, which he all along sought; and to repair the loss of it, which was sustained through the sin of man; shame hath covered my face; when he was spit upon by some, and smote by others with a rod upon his cheek; and when he was blindfolded, and bid to prophesy who smote him; (see <235006>Isaiah 50:6).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For the Jews used one of the gestures (Mat 27:39) here mentioned, when taunting Him on the cross, and (Mat 27:43) reproached Him almost in the very, language of this passage. shoot out--or, "open." the lip--(Compare Psa 35:21).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Shoot out - They gape with their mouths, in mockery. This and the next verse are applied to Christ, Mat 27:39, Mat 27:43. Psalms 22:12”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:7 Everyone mocks the psalmist’s confidence in the Lord (see 3:2; Matt 27:43), which shames him (Pss 44:13-14; 74:10; 89:50; 109:25).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“laugh: Psa 35:15, Psa 35:16; Mat 9:24, Mat 27:29, Mat 27:39; Mar 15:20, Mar 15:29; Luk 16:14, Luk 23:11, Luk 23:35-39 shoot out: Heb. open, Psa 31:18; Job 16:4, Job 16:10, Job 30:9-11; Isa 57:4; Mat 26:66-68 shake: Psa 44:14, Psa 109:25; Isa 37:22, Isa 37:23; Mat 27:39, Mat 27:40; Mar 11:29-32 Psalms 22:8”
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