Psalms 22:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They say,“Commit yourself to the LORD! Let the LORD rescue him! Let the LORD deliver him, for he delights in him.”

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־רֹ֭אַי יַלְעִ֣גוּ לִ֑י יַפְטִ֥ירוּ בְ֝שָׂפָ֗ה יָנִ֥יעוּ רֹֽאשׁ׃

Transliteration

All-rōʾay yalʿîgû to-me yapṭîrû with-śāpâ yānîʿû rōʾš

Grammar Details

• *rōʾay*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'those seeing me'
• *yalʿîgû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they mock'
• *yapṭîrû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they open/separate'
• *śāpâ*: noun, feminine, singular - 'lip'
• *yānîʿû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they shake/wag'
• *rōʾš*: noun, masculine, singular - 'head'

Word Meanings

• *rōʾay*: those seeing me/my observers
• *yalʿîgû*: they mock/ridicule/scorn
• *yapṭîrû*: they open/separate/shoot out
• *śāpâ*: lip/speech/language
• *yānîʿû*: they shake/wag/nod

Referenced Verses

• Ps 91:14 : 14 The LORD says,“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
• Matt 27:42-43 : 42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him! 43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
• Mark 15:30-32 : 30 save yourself and come down from the cross!” 31 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law– were mocking him among themselves:“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! 32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.
• Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
• Prov 16:3 : 3 Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established.
• Isa 42:1 : 1 The Lord Commissions His Special Servant“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my Spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
• Matt 3:17 : 17 And a voice from heaven said,“This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
• Ps 18:19 : 19 He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.
• Ps 37:5 : 5 Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
• Ps 55:22 : 22 Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.
• Ps 71:11 : 11 They say,“God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
• Ps 42:10 : 10 My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long,“Where is your God?”
• Matt 12:18 : 18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
• Ps 3:1-2 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he fled from his son Absalom. LORD, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me. 2 Many say about me,“God will not deliver him.”(Selah)
• Luke 23:35 : 35 The people also stood there watching, but the leaders ridiculed him, saying,“He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”