English Standard Version
Psalms 22:6
6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
Context of Psalms 22:6
4In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. 5To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people. 7All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; 8"He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 22:6
- Job 25:6how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!"
- Isaiah 41:14Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 31:1In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!
- Psalms 69:7For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that dishonor has covered my face.
- Psalms 88:8You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape;
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; 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 acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
- Lamentations 3:30let him give his cheek to the one who strikes, and let him be filled with insults.
- Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds."
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."
- Matthew 27:20Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
- John 7:15The Jews therefore marveled, saying, "How is it that this man has learning, when he has never studied?"
- John 8:48The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
- Hebrews 13:12So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through 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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