All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 22 of Psalms. Psalm 22 begins with an extreme experience of abandonment and ends with a universal proclamation of God’s faithfulness. The contrast between the apparent absence of an answer and the memory of how God helped the ancestors sustains the plea. Images of animals, violence, and vulnerability describe total threat. The second half transforms lament into praise and extends the announcement of salvation from the individual to generations and peoples.
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Ich aber bin ein Wurm und kein Mensch, ein Spott der Leute und Verachtung des Volks.
Todos los que me ven, escarnecen de mí; Estiran los labios, menean la cabeza, diciendo:
Todos los que me ven se burlan de mí; hacen muecas con los labios y sacuden la cabeza:
Tous ceux qui me voient se moquent de moi, Ils ouvrent la bouche, secouent la tête:
Chiunque mi vede, si beffa di me, Mi stende il labbro, e scuote il capo;
Todos os que me vêem zombam de mim, estendem os lábios e meneiam a cabeça, dizendo:
凡看見我的都嗤笑我; 他們撇嘴搖頭:
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