Psalms 22:6

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

4Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them. 5They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people. 7All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying:] 8Commit it to Jehovah — let him rescue him; let him deliver him, because he delighteth in him!

Psalms 22:6 word by word

וְאָנֹכִ֣י תוֹלַ֣עַת וְלֹא־אִ֑ישׁ חֶרְפַּ֥ת אָ֝דָ֗ם וּבְז֥וּי עָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 22:6

• Job 25:6How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!
• Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 31:1In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
• Psalms 69:7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
• Psalms 88:8Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
• Isaiah 49:7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.
• Isaiah 53:3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom [men] hide their faces; — despised, and we esteemed him not.
• Lamentations 3:30he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.
• Matthew 11:19The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: — and wisdom has been justified by her children.
• Matthew 12:24But the Pharisees, having heard [it], said, This [man] does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.
• Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
• John 7:15The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this [man] letters, having never learned?
• John 8:48The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
• Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true [are] thy ways, O King of nations.
• Hebrews 13:12Wherefore also Jesus, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate:

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

Topics related to Psalms 22:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Humility
• Jesus Continued
• Persecution

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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