Verse 6. . 22 . As the mother died, the crimson fluid stained her body and the surrounding wood. Behold what great contempt hath the Lord of Majesty endured, that his confusion may be our glory; his punishment our heavenly bliss! Sin is worthy of all reproach and contempt, and for this reason Jesus, the Sin bearer, was given up to be thus unworthily and shamefully entreated. What a contrast between "I AM" and "I am a worm"! We find this passage more correctly rendered in the Hebrew Bible: “Man that is a worm (rimmah), and the son of man which is a maggot” (tole’ah). Oh the caustic power of reproach, to those who endure it with patience, yet smart under it most painfully! King James Version (KJV) Public Domain. All day through the air, Wings bore me aloft, and brought me with cunning Safe under roof. The worm in question is the worm mentioned in Psalm 22.6: "But I am a worm and not a man." He selects the weakest of creatures, which is all flesh; and becomes, when trodden upon, writhing, quivering flesh, utterly devoid of any might except strength to suffer. Thomas Watson. - Basic English Bible But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people. The privileges and blessings which belonged to the fathers he could not obtain while deserted by God, and common acts of humanity were not allowed him, for he was rejected of men; he was outlawed from the society of earth, and shut out from the smile of heaven. Psalm 22:6 describes such a worm and gives us this picture of Christ. [40] For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. It is not necessary to say how completely this had a fulfillment in the sufferings of the Saviour. Verse 6. I am using this speech for an upcoming Drama School audition this Saturday. (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)! Context Summary. After my statistics class yesterday one of my students came up to me and wanted to talk about worms. But I am a worm, and no man. of Isaiah 1:18) Editor.). The very people who would once have crowned him then contemned him, and they who were benefited by his cures sneered at him in his woes. But I am a worm, and no man - (note Isaiah 52:14). , Psalm 22:6-7 King James Version (KJV) 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. A reproach of men -- their common butt and jest; a byword and a proverb unto them: the sport of the rabble, and the scorn of the rulers. This verse is a miracle in language. yet such a double nature was found in the person of our Lord Jesus when bleeding upon the tree. This old sin-cursed, benighted world today, this old world, full of apostasy and false religion, anti-God-ism, and anti-Bible-ism, and heathenism, is trying to make its own covering. The worm turns comes from an old proverb, "Tread on a worm and it will turn," meaning that even the most defenseless creature will, when sufficiently provoked, attempt to defend itself. 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 there 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 (t[lwt) there used signifies the scarlet worm, or the worm that is in the grain or berry with which scarlet is dyed: and like this scarlet worm did our Lord look, when by way of mockery he 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 snow. "Worm, crawl out of my presence." In an attempt to find anything on the internet remotely useful as to the meaning and discover the thought process behind the speech, I have just read your rumination and it is one of the most enlightening explorations of a classical speech that I have read. An humble soul is emptied of all swelling thoughts of himself. Don't give me that. This psalm is prophetic of the cross of Jesus. So trodden under foot, trampled on, maltreated, buffeted and spit upon, mocked and tormented, as to seem more like a worm than a man. a worm! Yet, I am a worm and not a man. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. The common Hebrew word for “worm” is “rimmah,” and it is defined as a maggot or a worm. 655. I am a worm. Usually in the Bible, the Hebrew word for a worm is “rimmah”, which means a maggot – but the Hebrew word Jesus used here for worm, is TOLA’ATH, which means “Crimson worm” or “Scarlet worm”. The eggs deposited beneath her body were thus protected until the larvae were hatched and able to enter their own life cycle. It means that Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary was a red worm from Whose veins would flow His own precious blood, Who alone can cover man's sins, Who alone can provide protection for man. a reproach of men, and despised of the people —, A reproach of men, and despised of the people, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Verse 6. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. Notice that the worm is personal. Bradford, a martyr, yet subscribes himself "a sinner." (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. In the Scripture it is said, “And from these worms God made angels. Worm theology is the idea in Christian culture that in light of God's holiness and power an appropriate emotion is a low view of self. The sources of torment are attached each to its own host. Verse 6. Salem Media Group. Among the Hindus, when a man complains and abhors himself, he asks; "What am I! Without ceasing impress this spectacle, O Christian, on thy soul! The grand water serpent, Leviathan, the devil, thinking to swallow the worm of his humanity, was caught upon the hook of his divinity. All rights reserved. Verse 6. Let wantons light of heart 35 Tickle the senseless rushes with their heels, For I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase: But do I ask you to become phantoms or plants? Shakespeare used it in Henry VI, where he wrote, "The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on / And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood." But I am a worm, and no man. This verse is a miracle in language. - American Standard Version (1901) But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people. (d) And seeming most miserable of all creatures, which referred to Christ, and in this appears the unspeakable love of God for man, that he would thus abase his son for our sakes. Compare Isaiah 53:3, and the notes at that verse. "Ah, the proud man!" Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Even the wisest among you is only a confusion and hybrid of plant and phantom. Proud member But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. (x) Dr. Henry Morris, "Biblical Basis for Modern Science", p. 73. “But I am a worm and no man. “6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.” Usually in the Bible, the Hebrew word for a worm is “rimmah”, which means a maggot – but the Hebrew word Jesus used here for worm, is TOLA’ATH, which means “Crimson worm” or “Scarlet worm”. 1. 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. He felt himself to be comparable to a helpless, powerless, down trodden worm, passive while crushed, and unnoticed and despised by those who trod upon him. Literal Standard Version And I [am] a worm, and no man, "" A reproach of man, and despised of the … A WORM AND NOT A MAN Psalm 22:6 A Witness to Redemption in Nature A WORM AND NOT A MAN - Psalm 22 is often called the "Crucifixion Psalm" or "The Psalm of the Cross" and is clearly a Messianic psalm giving a detailed prophetic description of our Lord's crucifixion almost 1000 years before the actual event. Psalm 22:6 in all English translations. This was a true likeness of himself when his body and soul had become a mass of misery -- the very essence of agony -- in the dying pangs of crucifixion. Job 22:29 . "If I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head:" like the violet a sweet flower, but hangs down the head. A reproach of men. How could the Lord of glory be brought to such abasement as to be not only lower than the angels, but even lower than men. Robbed of strength, Reckless of speech, a man knows no power Over hands, feet, mind. Dionysius, quoted by Isaac Williams. "But I," in emphatic contrast to all the former servants of God, who 'trusted in God, and were not confounded.' Psalm 22:6 (YLT) And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people. Come, knock and enter, and no sooner in But every man betake him to his legs. But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people. By thinking to destroy Christ, he destroyed his own kingdom, and lost his own power for ever. wera gied sumes "the word (speech or song) or a certain man (literally "of a certain one of men"). I am no god: I feel it all too deeply. So what did the psalmist mean when he wrote, “But I am a worm?” The Worm in Psalm 22:6. Verse 6-18. For there is no man that doth a miracle in my name, and can soon speak ill of me. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 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 Psalm 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. The vox populi was against him. I am valued by men, fetched from afar, Gleaned on the hill-slopes, gathered in groves, In dale and on down. An humble man has lower thoughts of himself than others can have of him; David, though a king, yet looked upon himself as "a worm:" "I am a worm, and no man." Behold, I teach you the Overman! "Wyrm" can mean "bug, worm, snake, dragon"--anything from a mosquito to Grendel. This does not so truly agree to David (who, though he was hated and persecuted by Saul and his courtiers, was honoured and beloved by the body of the people) as to Christ: see Isaiah 53:2-3 . [39] For he that is not against you, is for you. Verse 6. Smaug (/ s m aʊ ɡ /) is a dragon and the main antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest. But I am a worm, and no man — Neglected and despised, as a mean reptile; a reproach of men, and despised of the people — Not only of the great men, but also of the common people. And despised of the people. The structure of this prayer, and the images it evokes, are prophecies of Messiah's sufferings. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. [dreaming] I am not a Frankenstein. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, King James Version (KJV) Public Domain. I am scorned by humanity and despised by people. I'm a Fronkensteen. I don't believe in fate. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. How utterly did the Saviour empty himself of all glory, and become of no reputation for our sakes! . I am a worm. “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.” High popularity: 210 searches a month Popularity relative to other verses in Psalm chapter 22 using average monthly Google searches. Job 10:15 . "Thou wilt save the humble;" in the Hebrew it is, "Him that is of low eyes." Full of striking sentences upon our Lord's suffering. "Forswelgan" can mean, "swallow up, devour, consume, absorb." Bathed, I am binder and scourge of men, bring down The young, ravage the old, sap strength. A worm. Joseph Roberts. - … Whenever we feel our worm-like nothingness, let us remember God's encouragement (Isaiah 41:14). (cf. He, coming to perform the great work of our redemption, did cover and hide his Godhead within the worm of his human nature. A reproach of men - Reproached by men. … How much less man, who is a grub, the Son of Man, Who is a worm’ (Job 25:4 & 6). Psalm 22:6, CSB: "But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people." Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Psalm 22:1–21 depicts David's questioning of God's silence and estrangement from him in his desperate situation. The moral of his rambling is that, because a man may fish with a worm that has eaten the body of a king, and afterwards eat the fish he has caught, that man has, in essence, devoured a king. No matter where; of comfort no man speak: While William Shakespeare’s reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet. What a contrast between "I AM" and "I am a worm"! Lancelot Andrewes. In verse 6 of Psalm 22, Jesus says something odd: “But I am a worm, and no man.” What did he mean by saying “I am a worm”? The Overman is the meaning of the earth. I am a worm. At the door, Benvolio gives everyone a last pep talk: they'll knock, enter, and immediately start dancing—all of them. Some Bible scholars believe the “worm” refers to a man’s conscience. You have evolved from worm to man, but much within you is still worm. Soon a man bears me to a tub. yet such a double nature was found in the person of our Lord Jesus when bleeding upon the tree. The prefix "for" often implies intensity and destruction. JPS Tanakh 1917 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people. This hook stuck in his jaws, and tore him very sore. ROMEO A torch for me. But I am a worm, and no man. I am the worm that writhes in dust: see, As in the dust it lives, and seeks to eat, It’s crushed and buried by the passing feet. ‘How can man be just with God? International Standard Version But as for me, I am only a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people. Once you were apes, yet even now man is more of an ape than any of the apes. Despised of the people - That is, of the people who witnessed his sufferings. Soon he shall find who reaches to seize me, Thus, the king passes through the stomach of a beggar and only the worm reigns supreme. What The Biblical Worm Was Referring To ‘I am a worm and no man; a reproach of mankind and despised by the people’ (Psalm 22:6). In verse 6 of Psalm 22, Jesus says something odd: “But I am a worm, and no man.” What did he mean by saying “I am a worm”? How could the Lord of glory be brought to such abasement as to be not only lower than the angels, but even lower than men. Both Isaiah 66:24 and Mark 9:48 use the word their to identify the worm’s owner. and Did My Saviour Bleed (Pub 1707) which says "Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I? And in verse six, it says, “But I am a worm, and no man…” Jesus was certainly a man on the cross.