Psalms 22:16
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Main message
Psalm 22:16: Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.”
Meaning in context
Psalm 22:12–21 · Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue — Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.”
Further teachings
Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.”
Cross References: Psalm 22:16 — Psalm 22:12–21.
Applications in daily life
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Psalm 22:16
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.”
The Hebrew textual question is real: “pierced my hands and feet” is not the only textual reading. Christian crucifixion reception may be discussed, but the variant must be disclosed rather than hidden.
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Common misreadings
The Hebrew textual question is real: “pierced my hands and feet” is not the only textual reading. Christian crucifixion reception may be discussed, but the variant must be disclosed rather than hidden.
Dogs and a hostile assembly surround him; the clause about hands and feet has a major textual variant, including “pierced” and a reading associated with “like a lion.” Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Related Verses
- John 20:25
“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
- John 19:18
“Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.”
- Matthew 27:35
“And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.”
- John 19:34
“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.”
- Luke 23:33
“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.”
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How to Apply Psalms 22:16
Study Psalms 22:16 in context by reading the surrounding passage in Psalms. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse on the theme of The Method of Crucifixion in the Bible. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.
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Biblical text
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