Psalm 40:15
“Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 40Meaning
Those who mock with “Aha, aha” are confronted in prayer; ridicule can be named without answering humiliation with dehumanization or retaliatory abuse.
Mercy amid trouble and opposition
Verses 11–15 ask that mercy not be withheld as troubles and iniquities overwhelm the speaker, and they seek deliverance without authorizing private retaliation.
Read carefully
Those who mock with “Aha, aha” are confronted in prayer; ridicule can be named without answering humiliation with dehumanization or retaliatory abuse.
Reflection
Those who mock with “Aha, aha” are confronted in prayer; ridicule can be named without answering humiliation with dehumanization or retaliatory abuse.