Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man;a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
New Heart English 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 to you, and were delivered.They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.
7All those who see me mock me.They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,
Cross References
Job 25:6How much less man, who is a worm,the son of man, who is a worm!"
Psalms 31:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.In you, Lord, I take refuge.Let me never be disappointed.Deliver me in your righteousness.
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak evil against me:"When will he die, and his name perish?"
Psalms 69:19You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor.My adversaries are all before you.
Isaiah 41:14Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob,and you men of Israel.I will help you," says the Lord,"and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 53:3He was despised,and rejected by men;a man of sorrows,and familiar with suffering;as one from whom men hide their face, and we despised himand we did not value him.
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 →