New King James Version
Psalms 22:6
6But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach 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 Living Translation (NLT)But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
Context of Psalms 22:6
4Our fathers trusted in You; They trusted, and You delivered them. 5They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed. But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. 7All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8“He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
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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 a son of man, who is a worm?”
- Isaiah 41:14“Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you,” says the Lord And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
- Psalms 31:1In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.
- Psalms 69:7Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face.
- Psalms 88:8You have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: “Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the Lord who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.”
- Isaiah 53:3He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
- Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, And be full of reproach.
- Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
- Matthew 12:24Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
- Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
- John 7:15And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know letters, having never studied?”
- John 8:48Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
- Revelation 15:3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
- Hebrews 13:12Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside 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
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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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