Psalms 22:16
For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me,—Like lions my hands and my feet.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
17I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.
Cross References
Psalms 22:20Deliver my life from the sword; My blood from the power of the dog;
Psalms 59:6Let them return at evening, Let them howl like dogs, And go round about the city!
Psalms 86:14O God! the proud have risen against me; Bands of cruel men seek my life, And set not thee before their eyes.
Jeremiah 12:6For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, Even these are treacherous toward thee, And raise a full cry after thee; Trust them not, though they speak fair words to thee!
Matthew 7:6Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.
Matthew 27:35And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them, casting lots.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:12-22
The Sufferings of the Messiah; The Messiah Supported in His Sufferings. 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast… Read the whole commentary →