Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
Noyes 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 called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
7All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
Cross References
Job 25:6How much less, man, a worm; And the son of man, a reptile!
Psalms 31:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” In thee, O LORD! do I trust; let me never be put to shame; According to thy goodness deliver me!
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
Psalms 69:19Thou knowest my reproach, and dishonor, and shame; All my adversaries are in thy view!
Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, thou feeble people of Israel! I am thy helper, saith Jehovah; Thy redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 53:3He was despised, and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows, and acquainted with disease; As 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 →