Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
In Context
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered; they confided in thee, and were not confounded.
7All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying:]
Cross References
Job 25:6How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm!
Psalms 31:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 69:19*Thou* knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
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.
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.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:2-11
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men,… Read the whole commentary →