I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor,\par\tab I who called upon God, and he answered:\par\tab The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
Psalm 22:7 - American Standard Version 2015 All they that see me laugh me to scorn:\par\tab They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, {\i saying}, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All who see me laugh at me and mock me; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, [Matt. 27:43.] American Standard Version (1901) All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, Common English Bible All who see me make fun of me— they gape, shaking their heads: |
I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor,\par\tab I who called upon God, and he answered:\par\tab The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
They have gaped upon me with their mouth;\par\tab They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully:\par\tab They gather themselves together against me.
I also could speak as ye do;\par\tab If your soul were in my soul's stead,\par\tab I could join words together against you,\par\tab And shake my head at you.
I am become also a reproach unto them:\par\tab When they see me, they shake their head.
Let the lying lips be dumb,\par\tab Which speak against the righteous insolently,\par\tab With pride and contempt.
Thou makest us a byword among the nations,\par\tab A shaking of the head among the peoples.
Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, {\i and} his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Jehovah that is faithful, {\i even} the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.\par
He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.\par
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
he said, {\cf6 Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.} And they laughed him to scorn.
And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.\par
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.
And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.