The reference to those sitting in the gate speaking against the psalmist and drunkards making the psalmist the subject of songs articulates that the persecution extends into public spaces and becomes public mockery. The gate was the place of judgment and public discourse; to be spoken against there is public humiliation. That drunkards sing songs about the psalmist indicates that even the lowest and most contemptible members of society feel entitled to mock the sufferer. This verse emphasizes the totality of the public nature of the shame.

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