Psalms 22 · Verse 6

Psalms 22:6

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Psalms 22:6, King James Version

Psalms 22:6 in other translations

BSBBut I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
WEBBut I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
ASVBut I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
YLTAnd I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
DARBYBut I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.
BBEBut I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people.
WebsterBut I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.

What does Psalms 22:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. He who was despised and rejected of His own people, as a disgrace to the nation, might well use these words of deep abasement, which express not His real, but esteemed, value.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 22:1-10

The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, clearly and fully, the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. We have a sorrowful complaint of God's withdrawings. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. Spiritual desertions are the saints' sorest afflictions; but even their complaint of these burdens is a sign of spiritual…

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Psalms 22:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595
תוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'at[am] a wormH8438
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אִ֑ישׁ'Isha manH376
חֶרְפַּ֥תcher.Pata reproach ofH2781
אָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120
וּבְז֥וּיu.ve.Zuiand despised ofH959
עָֽם\׃'Ama peopleH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 22:6

  • Isaiah 53:3

    He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  • Job 25:6

    How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

  • Isaiah 41:14

    Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

  • Isaiah 49:7

    Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  • Psalms 69:7-12

    Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. …

  • Psalms 69:19-20

    Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

  • Matthew 11:19

    The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

  • Psalms 31:11

    I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

  • Matthew 27:20-23

    But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

  • Lamentations 3:30

    He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

  • Revelation 15:3

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

  • Hebrews 13:12

    Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am.
Job 25:6; Isa 41:14
a reproach.
31:1; 69:7-12,19,20; 88:8; Isa 49:7; 53:3; La 3:30; Mt 11:19; 12:24
Mt 27:20-23; Joh 7:15,20,47-49; 8:48; Re 15:3; Heb 13:12

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Context

  • Psalms 22:5

    They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

  • Psalms 22:6

    But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

  • Psalms 22:7

    All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

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Psalms 22:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas yo soy gusano, y no hombre; oprobio de los hombres, y desecho del pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ils ont crié vers toi, et ils ont été sauvés; ils se sont confiés en toi, et ils n’ont point été confus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich aber bin ein Wurm und kein Mann, der Menschen Hohn und der vom Volke Verachtete.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et misericordia tua subsequetur me omnibus diebus vitæ meæ; et ut inhabitem in domo Domini in longitudinem dierum.