The Lord Will

Psalm 40:15

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

KJV

Read in Psalm 40

Meaning

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.