Old Testament · Poetry
Psalms 22:6
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But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
About Psalms 22:6
Psalms 22:6 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Rejection. Found in the poetry of Psalms, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- 1 Peter 2:4
“To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,”
- 1 Peter 2:5
“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”
- 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.”
- Psalms 27:10
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.”
- 1 Samuel 8:7
“And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.”
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- Rejected of Men, But Chosen of God and Precious
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- Naming the Rejection Before God's Election
How to Apply Psalms 22:6
Meditate on Psalms 22:6 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Rejection applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.