And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads. The derision of the passersby — wagging their heads — fulfills Psalm 22:7 (all who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads). The entire crucifixion scene is narrated in the language of Psalm 22, the psalm of the righteous sufferer abandoned by God.

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