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Psalms 22:6
6But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.
Psalms 22:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
- New International Version (NIV)But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
Context of Psalms 22:6
4In You our fathers trusted [leaned on, relied on, and were confident]; They trusted and You rescued them. 5They cried out to You and were delivered; They trusted in You and were not disappointed or ashamed. But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people. 7All who see me laugh at me and mock me; They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying, 8“He trusted and committed himself to the Lord, let Him save him. Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:6 word by word
וְאָנֹכִ֣י תוֹלַ֣עַת וְלֹא־אִ֑ישׁ חֶרְפַּ֥ת אָ֝דָ֗ם וּבְז֥וּי עָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:6
- Job 25:6How much less man, that maggot, And the son of man, that worm!”
- Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 31:1In You, O Lord, I have placed my trust and taken refuge; Let me never be ashamed; In Your righteousness rescue me.
- Psalms 69:7Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.
- Psalms 88:8You have put my friends far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them. I am shut up and I cannot go out.
- Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says, To the thoroughly despised One, To the One hated by the nation To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes shall also bow down, Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
- Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him; Let him be filled with reproach.
- Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking [with others], and they say, ‘Look! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]!’ Yet wisdom is justified and vindicated by her deeds [in the lives of those who respond to Me].”
- Matthew 12:24But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince of the demons.”
- Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.
- John 7:15Then the Jews were perplexed. They said, “How did this man become learned [so versed in the Scriptures and theology] without formal training?”
- John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?”
- Revelation 15:3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment], O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all]; Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- Hebrews 13:12Therefore Jesus also suffered and died outside the [city] gate so that He might sanctify and set apart for God as holy the people [who believe] through [the shedding of] His own blood.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But I am a worm, and no man - I can see no sense in which our Lord could use these terms. David might well use them to express his vileness and worthlessness. The old Psalter gives this a remarkable turn: I am a worme, that es, I am borne of the mayden with outen manseede; and nout man anely, bot god als so: and nevir the latter, I am reprove of men. In spitting, buffetyng, and punging with the thornes and outkasting of folk; for thai chesed Barraban the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But I am a worm, and no man - In contrast with the fathers who trusted in thee. They prayed, and were heard; they confided in God, and were treated as men. I am left and forsaken, as if I were not worth regarding; as if I were a grovelling worm beneath the notice of the great God. In other words, I am treated as if I were the most insignificant, the most despicable, of all objects - alike unworthy the attention of God or man. By the one my prayers are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Both the Lord and the people reject the psalmist. He clearly describes his pain (Psalm 22:1–2). He lives like a humble animal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He who was despised and rejected of His own people, as a disgrace to the nation, might well use these words of deep abasement, which express not His real, but esteemed, value.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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