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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 22:7

Psalms 22:7. All they that see me laugh me to scorn Instead of pitying, or helping, they deride and insult over me: such is their inhumanity; they shoot out the lip They gape with their mouths, and put forth their tongues in mockery; they shake the head Another custom of scoffers. This and the next verse are applied to Christ, (Matthew 27:39; Matthew 27:43,) in whom they were literally fulfilled when he hung upon the cross; and the priests and elders used the very words that had been... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 22:1-31

Psalms 22:0 Suffering and salvationAt the time of the writing of this psalm, David had reached what he thought was the farthest extreme of suffering. He was almost at the point of despair. Christians know that they are required to share the sufferings of Christ (Colossians 1:24), but David was probably unaware that, in the experiences recorded here, he was also having a share in those sufferings. His experiences were a foretaste of the greater sufferings that the messianic king Jesus would one... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 22:7

All. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , put for most or greater part. (Some believed.) shoot out = open. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 22:7

7, 8. For the Jews used one of the gestures (Matthew 27:39) here mentioned, when taunting Him on the cross, and (Matthew 27:39- :) reproached Him almost in the very, language of this passage. shoot out—or, "open." the lip—(Compare Matthew 27:39- :). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 22:1-10

1. Frustration and faith 22:1-10David felt forsaken by God and ridiculed by his enemies, yet his confidence was in the Lord’s continuing care. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 22:1-31

Psalms 22The mood of this psalm contrasts dramatically with that of Psalms 21. In this one, David felt forsaken by God, and the threats of his enemies lay heavily on his heart. He evidently felt death might be close. He described his condition as facing execution. Nevertheless the Lord answered his prayer for help."No Christian can read this without being vividly confronted with the crucifixion. It is not only a matter of prophecy minutely fulfilled, but of the sufferer’s humility-there is no... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 22:6-8

By comparing himself to a worm, David was expressing his feelings of worthlessness, vulnerability, and contempt in the eyes of his enemies. The figure pictures feeling less than human (cf. Job 25:6; Isaiah 41:14). These foes were insulting him, despising him, and mocking his faith in God because the Lord was not rescuing him (cf. Matthew 27:39; Matthew 27:44). Shaking the head can signify rejection (cf. Psalms 109:25) or astonishment (cf. Psalms 64:8: Lamentations 2:15). The Lord Jesus’ enemies... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 22:6-10

David’s humiliation and God’s faithfulness to him 22:6-10The pattern of David’s thoughts in this section is very similar to that expressed in Psalms 22:1-5. It is a second cycle of the same lament and confidence expressed there. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 22:1-31

The Ps. has two sections, in the first of which (Psalms 22:1-21) the writer earnestly seeks God’s help in a time of extreme trouble, while in the second (Psalms 22:22-31) he breaks into a song of thanksgiving and praise. The trouble is caused by strong and relentless enemies who scorn his trust in God, and persistently threaten his life. The thanksgiving is remarkable for its anticipation of the worldwide acknowledgment of God that is to follow the Psalmist’s deliverance. The last-named fact... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 22:7

(7) Laugh me to scorn.—LXX., ἐξεμυκτήρισάν, the verb used by St. Luke in his description of the crucifixion (Luke 23:35).Shoot out the lip.—Literally, open with the lip (Psalms 35:21; Job 16:10). We use the expression, “curl the lip.” read more

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