Psalm 109:25
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
Cross-references
In Psalm 22:6, the psalmist similarly describes being scorned and despised, reinforcing the theme of suffering.
In Psalm 22:7, the exact gesture of shaking heads appears, directly paralleling the mockery.
Psalm 31:11-13 describes being scorned and avoided by neighbors — a very similar experience of contempt and isolation.
Psalm 35:16 describes malicious mocking and gnashing teeth — a gesture of contempt like shaking heads.
Psalm 69:9-12 includes insults, scorn, and mockery — directly parallel to being an object of scorn and head shaking.
Psalm 69:19 explicitly mentions being scorned, disgraced, and shamed — same theme of public contempt.
Psalm 69:20 says scorn broke his heart — a deeper emotional parallel to the scorn described here.
Psalm 35:15 describes enemies rejoicing at his stumbling — another instance of scorn during misfortune.
In Matthew 27:39, people shake their heads at Jesus on the cross, fulfilling the psalmist's experience.
In Mark 15:29, people shake their heads and insult Jesus, directly echoing the psalm.
Romans 15:3 applies the theme of bearing insults to Christ — typologically linking David's scorn to Christ's suffering.
Hebrews 12:2 describes Jesus scorning the shame of the cross — a typological fulfillment of bearing reproach.
Hebrews 13:13 calls believers to bear the reproach Christ endured — echoing the scorn of the psalmist.
In Job 16:4, Job speaks of shaking his head in scorn, a similar gesture but from a different perspective.
In Isaiah 37:22, Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head in mockery, a parallel gesture of scorn.