Psalms 109:25

109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

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I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.

I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

I became also a reproach to them: when they looked on me they shook their heads.

109:26 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

What does Psalms 109:25 mean?

Psalms 109:25 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh), רָאָה (râʼâh), נוּעַ (nûwaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

became

also

reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

unto

them:

when

they

lookedרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

upon

they

shakedנוּעַnûwaʻ/noo'-ah/H5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)

their

heads.רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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Persecution

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:25.

Genesis 8:5

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased: Heb. were in going and decreasing

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 109:25 say?

Psalms 109:25 (King James Version) reads: "I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads."

Is Psalms 109:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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