Psalm 22:6-8

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

⁶ But I am _d a worm and not a man,
_e scorned by mankind and _f despised by the people.
⁷ All who see me _g mock me;
they make mouths at me; they _h wag their heads;
⁸ _i "He trusts in the Lord; let him _j deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he _k delights in him!"

1. Cross References
   Job 25:6
   How much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!
   Isaiah 41:14
   Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord ; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 69:19
   You know my reproach, and my shame and my dishonor; my foes are all known to you.
   Psalms 109:25
   I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 49:7
   Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.
   Isaiah 53:3
   He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 27:39 - 43
   And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads
   Mark 15:29 - 32
   And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days.
   Luke 23:35 - 36
   And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 109:25
   I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
   Psalms 44:14
   You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
   2 Kings 19:21
   This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: "She despises you, she scorns you - the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you - the daughter of Jerusalem.
   Isaiah 37:22
   This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: "'She despises you, she scorns you - the virgin daughter of Zion; she wags her head behind you - the daughter of Jerusalem.
   Lamentations 2:15
   All who pass along the way clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem: "Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?
   
6. Cross References
   Psalms 37:5
   Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.
   Proverbs 16:3
   Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
   
7. Cross References
   Psalms 91:14
   Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.
   
8. Cross References
   Psalms 18:19
   He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
   Matthew 3:17
   And behold, a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
   Mark 1:11
   And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.
   Luke 3:22
   And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.