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Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, "Aha! Aha!"
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The Mocking "Aha, aha"
Commentators explain that the phrase "Aha, aha" is not just a simple taunt but a cry of malicious joy from the psalmist's enemies. They are gloating over his distress and calamity. The prayer asks God to turn this shameful gloating back on them, confounding their efforts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame - The only change which occurs in this verse is the substitution of the milder phrase “L…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame In (Psalms 40:15) it is, "let them be desolate"; whi…
This psalm is almost the same as the last five verses of Psalm 40. While here we behold Jesus Christ presented in poverty and distress, we also see…
