Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
Majority Standard Bible
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 out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Cross References
Job 25:6how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
Psalms 31:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
Psalms 41:5My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
Psalms 69:19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was 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 →