Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, “Aha! Aha!”
- BSB May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
- NKJV Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, “Aha, aha!”
- NASB May those who say, “Aha, aha!” be turned back Because of their shame.
- NLT Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
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Quick answer
David prays that those who mock him with Aha be turned back in shame. It asks God to silence and shame his scornful enemies.
Overview
David requests that his mockers, who gloat over his troubles with cries of derision, be turned back in their own shame. He longs for God to overturn their scorn. The mockery David endured foreshadows the taunts Christ faced at the cross, and the assurance that God will reverse such scorn upholds all who suffer ridicule for righteousness.
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Cross-references · 8
- Ps 40:15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
- Prov 24:17–18Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
- Acts 1:18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
- Ezek 25:3And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
- Ps 35:21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
- Ezek 26:2Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
- Ps 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
- Ezek 36:2Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
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