Psalm 69:12

Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.

Genesis 19:1

The two angels entered Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting at Sodom’s gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He bowed with his face to the ground

Deuteronomy 16:18

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Job 30:8-9

Foolish men, without even a name.
They were forced to leave the land.

Psalm 35:15-16

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.

Daniel 5:2-4

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.

Daniel 5:23

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them, you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand. But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.

Matthew 27:12-13

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn’t answer.

Matthew 27:20

The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.

Matthew 27:41-42

In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,

Matthew 27:62-63

The next day, which followed the preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

Mark 15:17-19

They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on Him.

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

Acts 4:26-27

The kings of the earth took their stand
and the rulers assembled together
against the Lord and against His Messiah.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Drunkards

General references

Bible References

They

Deuteronomy 16:18
“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Matthew 27:12
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn’t answer.
Luke 23:2
They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”
Acts 4:26
The kings of the earth took their stand
and the rulers assembled together
against the Lord and against His Messiah.

I was

Psalm 35:15
But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;
they gathered against me.
Assailants I did not know
tore at me and did not stop.
Job 30:8
Foolish men, without even a name.
They were forced to leave the land.
Mark 15:17
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and put it on Him.

Drunkards

Daniel 5:2
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.

General references

Isaiah 24:9
They no longer sing and drink wine;
beer is bitter to those who drink it.
Lamentations 3:14
I am a laughingstock to all my people,
mocked by their songs all day long.

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