Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, not a person; insulted by others, despised by the people.
Open English Bible (US)
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 to you, and found safety, in you did they trust and were not put to shame.
7All who see me mock me, with mouths wide open and wagging heads:
Cross References
Psalms 31:1In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. Rescue me in your faithfulness;
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”
Psalms 69:19You know how I am insulted; in your sight are all my foes.
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 →