Psalms 44:14

44:14 You made us an object of ridicule among the nations;

foreigners treat us with contempt.


tn The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).

tn Heb “a proverb,” or “[the subject of] a mocking song.”

tn Heb “a shaking of the head among the peoples.” Shaking the head was a derisive gesture (see Jer 18:16; Lam 2:15).