King James Version
Psalms 22:6 in the King James Version says “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.”
Psalms 22:6 · KJV
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, shoot: Heb. open
He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. He trusted: Heb. He rolled himself on seeing: or, if he delight in
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But I am a worm”
H8438a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and no man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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