New English Translation
Psalms 22:6
6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
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 ancestors trusted; they trusted in you and you rescued them. 5To you they cried out, and they were saved; in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me. 7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads. 8They say, “Commit yourself to the Lord! Let the Lord rescue him! Let the Lord deliver 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 a mortal man, who is but a maggot – a son of man, who is only a worm!”
- Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 31:1In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!
- Psalms 69:7For I suffer humiliation for your sake and am thoroughly disgraced.
- Psalms 88:8You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
- Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
- Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults. כ (Kaf)
- Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
- Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
- John 7:15Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said, “How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”
- John 8:48The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: “Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!
- Hebrews 13:12Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp.
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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