I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Surely mockers surround me, and my eyes must gaze at their rebellion.
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down befor
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again
He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.