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I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
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A Prophecy of the Cross
All the commentators highlight this verse as a prophetic picture of Jesus Christ's suffering. They point out that the psalmist's experience of being reproached and having heads shaken in contempt was directly fulfilled when crowds mocked Jesus on the cross, as recorded in Matthew 27:39.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I became also a reproach unto them - They reproached or reviled me as a bad man. Compare the notes at Psalms 22:6. The plural here - “unto…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I became also a reproach to them Or they reproached him; not only in life, traducing his conversation, blaspheming h…
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 …
