The Meaning of Psalms 22:7 Explained

Psalms 22:7

KJV: All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

YLT: All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,

Darby: All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying:

ASV: All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head,'saying ,

Discover Psalms 22:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 22:7?

MEANING: What does Psalms 22:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 22:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 22:7?

What is the context of Psalms 22:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],

What does Psalms 22:7 Mean?

Study Notes

All they that see me
Psalms 22. is a graphic picture of death by crucifixion. The bones (of the hands, arms, shoulders, and pelvis) out of joint ( Psalms 22:14 ) the profuse perspiration caused by intense suffering ( Psalms 22:14 ); the action of the heart affected (v .14); strength exhausted, and extreme thirst ( Psalms 22:15 ); the hands and feet pierced ( Psalms 22:16 ) partial nudity with hurt to modesty ( Psalms 22:17 ), are all incidental to that mode of death. The accompanying circumstances are precisely those fulfilled in the crucifixion of Christ. Psalms 22:14-17 . The desolate cry of; Psalms 22:1 ; Matthew 27:46 , the periods of light and darkness of; Psalms 22:2 ; Matthew 27:45 the contumely of; Psalms 22:6-8 ; Psalms 22:12 ; Psalms 22:13 ; Psalms 22:18 ; Matthew 27:29-43 the casting lots of verse Psalms 22:18 ( Matthew 27:35 ), all were literally fulfilled. When it is remembered that crucifixion was a Roman, not Jewish form of execution, the proof of inspiration is irresistible.

Context Summary

Psalms 22:1-15 - The Cry Of The Forsaken

The Hebrew inscription of this exquisite ode is, "The hind of the morning." The hind is the emblem of loveliness; see Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 2:9. The cruel persecutors are designated as bulls, lions, and dogs. Perhaps the allusion to the morning refers to the daybreak of resurrection-hope.

Of course our blessed Lord is in every syllable. Indeed, the psalm reads more as history than as prophecy. The divine Sufferer seems to have recited it to Himself when on the Cross; for it begins with "My God, my God," etc., and ends, according to some, with a word in the Hebrew, meaning "It is finished." The psalm is indeed a photograph of Calvary, a memorial of the heartbreak of Jesus.

Sometimes to the soul in agony God seems not to hear; but through those hours of darkness the Easter day is hastening to break in resplendent glory. He will not suffer His holy one to see corruption, Psalms 16:10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 22

¹ David complains in great discouragement
⁹ He prays in great distress
²³ He praises God

What do the individual words in Psalms 22:7 mean?

All those who see Me ridicule Me they shoot out the lip they shake [saying] the head

כָּל־ רֹ֭אַי יַלְעִ֣גוּ לִ֑י יַפְטִ֥ירוּ בְ֝שָׂפָ֗ה יָנִ֥יעוּ רֹֽאשׁ

רֹ֭אַי	those who see Me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
יַלְעִ֣גוּ	ridicule
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: לָעַג Sense: to mock, deride, ridicule.
לִ֑י	Me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
יַפְטִ֥ירוּ	they shoot
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: פָּטַר Sense: to separate, set free, remove, open, escape, burst through.
בְ֝שָׂפָ֗ה	out the lip
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
יָנִ֥יעוּ	they shake [saying]
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נוּעַ Sense: to quiver, totter, shake, reel, stagger, wander, move, sift, make move, wave, waver, tremble.
רֹֽאשׁ	the head
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 22:7?

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