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But as for me,
    I am only a worm and not a man,
        scorned by mankind and despised by people.
Everyone who sees me mocks me;
    they gape at me with open mouths
        and shake their heads at me.
They say,[a] “Commit yourself to the Lord;
    perhaps the Lord[b] will deliver him,
perhaps he will cause him to escape,
    since he delights in him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:8 The Heb. lacks They say
  2. Psalm 22:8 Lit. he

But I am a worm(A) and not a man,
    scorned by everyone,(B) despised(C) by the people.
All who see me mock me;(D)
    they hurl insults,(E) shaking their heads.(F)
“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.(G)
Let him deliver him,(H)
    since he delights(I) in him.”

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