Psalms 22:8

"All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,"

Key Reflection

This verse reveals the profound suffering and rejection Jesus experienced, as predicted in scripture. It highlights how his opponents mocked him, not just with physical actions but also with derisive words and gestures, symbolizing the ultimate test of faith and trust in God's deliverance amidst extreme adversity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him -Margin, “He rolled himself on the Lord.” The margin expresses the true sense of the Hebrew word. The idea is that of being under the pressure of a heavy burden, and of rolling it off, or casting it on another. Hence, the word is often used in the sense of committing to another; entrusting anything to another; confiding in another.Psalms 37:5, “commit thy way unto the Lord;” Margin, as in Hebrew: “Roll thy way upon the Lord.”Proverbs 16:3, “commit thy works unto the Lord,” Margin, as in Hebrew: “Roll.” The language here is the taunting language

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