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Psalms 22:6
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But I am a worm and not a man,scorned by mankind and despised by people.
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people.
But I am like a worm instead of a man. People make fun of me and hate me.
But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.
But I am a worm and not a person, A disgrace of mankind and despised by the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
But I am a worme, and not a man: a shame of men, and the contempt of the people.
But I am a worm and not a man,A reproach of men and despised by the people.
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
But I am merely a worm, far less than human, and I am hated and rejected by people everywhere.
They cried to you and escaped; they trusted in you and were not disappointed.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.
But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
But I am no longer a human being; I am a worm, despised and scorned by everyone!
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of mankind, and despised by the people.
But as for me, I am a worme and no man: a very scorne of me and the outcast of the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people.
Unto Thee they cried, and escaped; in Thee did they trust, and were not ashamed.
But I am a worme, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
But as for me I am a worme and no man: a very scorne of men, and an outcast of the people.
But I am a worm, and not a man; a reproach of men, and scorn of the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
But Y am a worm, and not man; the schenschip of men, and the outcastyng of the puple.
But I am a worm, and not a man; A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all!
But I am a worm and not a man. I am put to shame by men, and am hated by the people.
But I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people.
But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people;
(21-7) But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.
But I am a worm, and no man; scorned by men, and despised by the people.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
And here I am, a nothing—an earthworm, something to step on, to squash. Everyone pokes fun at me; they make faces at me, they shake their heads: "Let's see how God handles this one; since God likes him so much, let him help him!"
But I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people.
Contextual Overview
To the director: To the tune "The Deer of Dawn." A song of David.
My God, my God, why have you left me? You seem too far away to save me, too far to hear my cries for help! 2 My God, I kept calling by day, and I was not silent at night. But you did not answer me. 3 God, you are the Holy One. You sit as King upon the praises of Israel. 4 Our ancestors trusted you. Yes, they trusted you, and you saved them. 5 They called to you for help and escaped their enemies. They trusted you and were not disappointed! 6 But I feel like a worm, less than human! People insult me and look down on me. 7 Everyone who sees me makes fun of me. They shake their heads and stick out their tongues at me. 8 They say, "Call to the Lord for help. Maybe he will save you. If he likes you so much, surely he will rescue you!" 9 God, the truth is, you are the one who brought me into this world. You made me feel safe while I was still at my mother's breasts. 10 You have been my God since the day I was born. I was thrown into your arms as I came from my mother's womb.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I am: Job 25:6, Isaiah 41:14
a reproach: Psalms 31:1, Psalms 69:7-12, Psalms 69:19, Psalms 69:20, Psalms 88:8, Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 53:3, Lamentations 3:30, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:24, Matthew 27:20-23, John 7:15, John 7:20, John 7:47-49, John 8:48, Revelation 15:3, Hebrews 13:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:9 - mocking Psalms 22:24 - For Psalms 31:11 - I was Psalms 41:5 - Mine Psalms 109:22 - For I Psalms 109:25 - when they Psalms 119:141 - small Isaiah 52:14 - his visage Jeremiah 20:7 - I am Lamentations 3:14 - General Lamentations 3:46 - have Matthew 9:24 - And Matthew 13:55 - the carpenter's Matthew 26:61 - This Matthew 27:39 - reviled Mark 3:22 - He hath Mark 9:12 - set Mark 10:34 - mock Mark 15:19 - they smote Luke 2:7 - and wrapped Luke 2:12 - General Luke 2:34 - for a Luke 6:25 - laugh Luke 9:26 - whosoever Luke 22:63 - mocked Luke 23:11 - set Luke 23:35 - Christ John 8:22 - Will John 9:29 - we know not John 19:2 - the soldiers Philippians 2:7 - made 2 Timothy 3:3 - despisers Hebrews 12:2 - despising
Cross-References
We had all wandered away like sheep. We had gone our own way. And yet the Lord put all our guilt on him.
So Jesus made clear the full meaning of what Isaiah the prophet said: "He took away our diseases and carried away our sicknesses."
He carried his own cross to a place called "The Place of the Skull." (In Aramaic the name of this place is "Golgotha.")
Christ carried our sins in his body on the cross. He did this so that we would stop living for sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you were healed.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But I [am] a worm, and no man,.... Christ calls himself a worm, not because of his original, for he was not of the earth earthy, but was the Lord from heaven; nor because of his human nature, man being a worm, and the Son of Man such, Job 25:6; and because of his meanness and low estate in that nature, in his humiliation; nor to express his humility, and the mean thoughts he had of himself, as David, his type, calls himself a dead dog, and a flea, 1 Samuel 24:14; but on account of the opinion that men of the world had of him; so Jacob is called "a worm", Isaiah 41:14; not only because mean in his own eyes, but contemptible in the eyes of others. The Jews esteemed Christ as a worm, and treated him as such; he was loathsome to them and hated by them; everyone trampled upon him and trod him under foot as men do worms; such a phrase is used of him in Hebrews 10:29; there is an agreement in some things between the worm and Christ in his state of humiliation; as in its uncomeliness and disagreeable appearance; so in Christ the Jews could discern no form nor comeliness wherefore he should be desired; and in its weakness, the worm being an impotent, unarmed, and defenceless creatures, hence the Chaldee paraphrase renders it here "a weak worm"; and though Christ is the mighty God, and is also the Son of Man whom God made strong for himself, yet mere was a weakness in his human nature and he was crucified through it, 2 Corinthians 13:4; and it has been observed by some, that the word תולעת here used signifies the scarlet worm, or the worm that is in the grain or berry with which scarlet is dyed; and like, is scarlet worm did our Lord look, when by way of mockery be was clothed with a scarlet robe; and especially when he appeared in his dyed garments, and was red in his apparel, as one that treadeth in the wine fat; when his body was covered with blood when he hung upon the cross, which was shed to make crimson and scarlet sins as white as wool. When Christ says he was "no man", his meaning is, not that he was not truly and really man, for he assumed a true body and a reasonable soul; he partook of the same flesh and blood with his children, and was in all things made like unto his brethren, excepting sin; but that he was a man of no figure, he bore no office, and had no title of honour; he was not a Rabbi, nor a member of the Jewish sanhedrim; he had no share of government, either in the civil or ecclesiastic state; he was a carpenter's son, and a carpenter; nor was he treated as a man, but in the most inhuman manner; he was despised and rejected of men, he was called a madman, and said to have a devil;
a reproach of men; he was reproached by men, as if he had been the worst of men; the reproaches of God and of his people all fell on him, insomuch that his heart was broken with them; see Psalms 69:7; and it was reckoned a reproach to men to be seen in his company, or to be thought to belong to him, and be a disciple of his; hence some, who believed he was the Messiah, yet would not confess him, because they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God, John 12:42;
and despised of the people; rejected with contempt as the Messiah, refused with scorn as the stone of Israel, disallowed of men, and set at nought by them; by "the people" are meant the people of the Jews, his own people and nation; which contempt of him they signified both by gestures and words, as in the following verses.
(When the female of the scarlet worm species was ready to give birth to her young, she would attach her body to the trunk of a tree, fixing herself so firmly and permanently that she would never leave again. The eggs deposited beneath her body were thus protected until the larvae were hatched and able to enter their own life cycle. As the mother died, the crimson fluid stained her body and the surrounding wood. From the dead bodies of such female scarlet worms, the commercial scarlet dyes of antiquity were extracted. x What a picture this gives of Christ, dying on the tree, shedding his precious blood that he might "bring many sons unto glory" (Hebrews 2:10)! He died for us, that we might live through him! Psalms 22:6 describes such a worm and gives us this picture of Christ. (cf. Isaiah 1:18) Editor.)
x Dr. Henry Morris, "Biblical Basis for Modern Science", p. 73. Baker Book House, 1985.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But I am a worm, and no man - In contrast with the fathers who trusted in thee. They prayed, and were heard; they confided in God, and were treated as men. I am left and forsaken, as if I were not worth regarding; as if I were a grovelling worm beneath the notice of the great God. In other words, I am treated as if I were the most insignificant, the most despicable, of all objects - alike unworthy the attention of God or man. By the one my prayers are unheard; by the other I am cast out and despised. Compare Job 25:6. As applicable to the Redeemer, this means that he was forsaken alike by God and men, as if he had no claims to the treatment due to a “man.”
A reproach of men - Reproached by men. Compare Isaiah 53:3, and the notes at that verse.
Despised of the people - That is, of the people who witnessed his sufferings. It is not necessary to say how completely this had a fulfillment in the sufferings of the Saviour.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 22:6. But I am a worm, and no man — I can see no sense in which our Lord could use these terms. David might well use them to express his vileness and worthlessness. The old Psalter gives this a remarkable turn: I am a worme, that es, I am borne of the mayden with outen manseede; and nout man anely, bot god als so: and nevir the latter, I am reprove of men. In spitting, buffetyng, and punging with the thornes and outkasting of folk; for thai chesed Barraban the thefe, and nought me.
